The word “with” plays a versatile role in literature, serving to denote accompaniment, instrumentality, manner, and even attributes or circumstances. In some cases, “with” introduces companions or groups, as when Xenophon describes Seuthes appearing with his cavalry troopers [1] or when characters are depicted as accompanied by emotions such as tears [2] or laughter [3]. It also functions instrumentally or descriptively; for example, characters are “threatened with a mahl-stick” [4], and objects are characterized by their features “with a shoemaker’s awl on a bit of leather” [5] or “with brine, a little oil, and chopped onion” in a culinary context [6]. Additionally, “with” can indicate the manner or state in which actions are carried out, such as in Mark Twain’s depiction of a struggle held “with the greatest difficulty” [7] and in revealing a character’s emotional state or attitude “with a perfectly calm and indifferent air” [8]. Through these varied uses, “with” enriches narrative detail and nuance, underscoring relationships between characters, objects, and actions across different literary genres.