Sentence:  He called to his mind and said: "Surely the Ant had in former days his dwelling underneath this tree, and was busy in hoarding a store of provision: now I will lay my wants before her, and, in the name of good <WSD>neighbourship</WSD>, and with an appeal to her generosity, beg some small relief. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The state or condition of being neighbours; a connection or relationship between people or things which is based simply on living close geographically.