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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of this "along"

Hi,

Would you explain what kind of this "along" is? Like "On"?

(It's in a hotel lobby)
They ask about coffee and then shuffle along the marble out the front door. There is no coffee until 6:30 am.

Thanks,
M
  

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mitsuwao23 along the marble I suppose "the marble" is either "the marble floor" or "the marble wall". along is a preposition indicating a position that parallels a given length of an object or structure. There are X's along the line below.

— CalifJim

  • mitsuwao23 along the marble I suppose "the marble" is either "the marble floor" or "the marble wall".
  • along is a preposition indicating a position that parallels a given length of an object or structure.
  • There are X's along the line below.
  • (distributed next to the length of the line) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X _____________________________________________________________ Imagine that the line is "the marble (floor or wall)".
  • The series of X's is then the shuffling motions.
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mitsuwao23along the marble
I suppose "the marble" is either "the marble floor" or "the marble wall". along is a preposition indicating a position that parallels a given length of an object or structure.

There are X's along the line below. (distributed next to the length of the line)

X X X X X X X X
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Thank you very much for the very smart explanation. just beautifulEmotion: smile
M
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