used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
anew
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
brought into existence
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
bottlesnounUS /ˈbɑːtəlz/
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the act of breaking something
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading It was there and it was a crazy thing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
figmentnounUS /ˈfɪɡmɪnt/
a contrived or fantastic idea
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
filteredverbUS /ˈfɪltərd/
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
start firing a weapon
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
for a limitless time
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
glinted
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From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
not any; not one
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
possessingverbUS /pəˈzesɪŋ/
-ing form of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
pyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
transport commercially
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was no figment, as he had feared, of his imagination, born in the darkness and the loneliness of his flight from Earth.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
not in physical motion
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He shook his head and shut his eyes and opened them again and the pyramid was still there.
a special situation
From this reading It was there and it was a crazy thing.
very small
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Frederick West took a slow step forward, away from the open port of his tiny ship.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself--restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die!_ The pyramid was built of bottles, hundreds of bottles that flashed and glinted as if with living fire, picking up and breaking up the misty light that filtered from the distant sun and still more distant stars.
