Moreover, one can place an apple next to a book, so that one can speak of both the book and apple as being next to each other.
moːɹˈoʊvɚ, wˈʌn kæn plˈeɪs ɐn ˈæpəl nˈɛkst tʊ ɐ bˈʊk, sˌoʊ ðˈætwˌʌn kæn spˈiːk ʌv bˈoʊθ ðə bˈʊk ænd ˈæpəl æz bˌiːɪŋ nˈɛkst tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.