Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You are given an English sentence with a blank, and you need to predict the missing word. After completing, the whole sentence should be gramatically correct and non-ambiguous.

bordered with wild rose bushes it's no wonder matthew and marilla are both a little odd living away back here by themselves trees ____ much company though dear knows if they were there'd be enough of them i'd ruther look at people to be sure

aren't