Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the two together, not just one

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

make calm or still

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

without doubt or question

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The wind had gone, and it was cold.

lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the act of consuming food

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The wind had gone, and it was cold.

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

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 It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

full of trivial conversation

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

to a notorious degree

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

plural of “quotation” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

required or under orders

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

precisely as stated

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

an area of open or forested country

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What we had for supper was chicken and rice and onions, and very excellent it was.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was like a night in North Germany, where the wind sighs all day long and at sunset it suddenly grows coldly and clearly calm.

during the time that

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

which person or people

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The wind had gone, and it was cold.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading These are quotations from a conversation I overheard between Frau von Eckthum (oddly loquacious that night) and Jellaby, who both sat near where I was eating my supper, supposed to be eating theirs but really letting it spoil while they looked down at the Sussex Weald (I wish I knew what a Weald is: Kent had one too) and she described the extremely flat and notoriously dull country round Storchwerder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We supped that night beneath the stars with the field dropping downward from our feet into the misty purple of the Sussex Weald.