All 4 Uses of
accompany
in
Into the Wild
- His big dream, originally, was to go off and live in the woods with some beautiful woman. He was hot for at least a couple of different girls who worked with us, and he spent a lot of time and energy trying to talk Sue or Barbara or whoever into accompanying him, which in itself was pretty much pure fantasyland.
p. 83..6 (definition 1) *accompanying = traveling with
- He'd sing numbers like 'Tender Is the Night' while I accompanied him on piano.
p. 110..1 (definition 2) *accompanied = performed with
- The euphoria, the overwhelming sense of relief, that had initially accompanied my return to Petersburg faded, and an unexpected melancholy took its place.
p. 154..8 (definition 3)accompanied = occurred at the same time as
- Some people who have been brought back from the far edge of starvation, though, report that near the end the hunger vanishes, the terrible pain dissolves, and the suffering is replaced by a sublime euphoria, a sense of calm accompanied by transcendent mental clarity.
p. 198..9 (definition 3) *accompanied = joined at the same time
Definitions:
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(1) (accompany as in: accompany on the journey) to travel along with
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(2) (accompany as in: accompanied her in the performance) to perform with
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(3) (accompany as in: the accompanying chart) to be present with at the same time and/or location -- sometimes provided to make something more complete or better