I would say either A, or B. But I think B because it is giving you the setting of where this is taking place. So you wouldn't expect to all of a sudden see pirates right? You would more expect to hear of a lost civilization or see a camel walk past. It's basically getting you into the mindset of where the story's taking place and what to expect next. <span />
Could you please explain that
The correct answer is with energy or force.
The Middle English - Early 19th Century English definition of the word hardly fits the excerpt above best. The author is trying to say that the character's heart beat so fast and in such a powerful manner that he could almost feel the beat and vibrations even outside the body.
Existence is futile. this simple statement is an inconvenient truth. many of us (the human species) spend their whole lives in pursuit of a goal that they hope will get them remembered for generations. even if one acheives such exalteration they've hardly altered the course of human history and even if they did, so what? who is going to care if we get off this rock prison we call earth or if we bake ourselves alive. nothing anyone can do can stop the sun from exploding nor the universe from ending in the heat death 1e+100 years from now.