Showing time
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AT
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at a specific time: at 7:20, at dawn, at dinner
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ON
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on a specific day or date: on Tuesday, on June 4
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IN
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in a part of a 24-hour period: in the afternoon, in the daytime [but at night]
in a year or month: in 1999, in July
in a period of time: finished in three hours
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Showing place
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AT
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at a meeting place or location: at home, at the club
at the edge of something: sitting at the desk
at the corner of something: turning at the intersection
at a target: throwing the snowball at Lucy
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ON
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on a surface: placed on the table, hanging on the wall
on a street: the house on Spring Street
on an electronic medium: on television, on the Internet
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IN
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in an enclosed space: in the garage, in an envelope
in a geographic location: in San Diego, in Texas
in a print medium: in a book, in a magazine
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