Words for a short distance past—for example, the mail box, a short distance past the pine tree, you could say: “The mail box is just ________ the pine tree.”
| BEYOND | 666 |
| PAST | 129 |
| OTHER SIDE OF | 26 |
| LITTLE WAYS PAST | 24 |
| WAYS PAST | 23 |
| OTHER SIDE | 19 |
| LITTLE PIECE PAST | 18 |
| ON THE OTHER SIDE OF | 18 |
| LITTLE PAST | 13 |
| STEP BEYOND | 11 |
| NEAR | 10 |
| BEHIND | 9 |
| BELOW | 8 |
| LITTLE WAY PAST | 8 |
| STEP PAST | 8 |
| BY | 7 |
| FEW STEPS FROM | 7 |
| LITTLE WAYS | 7 |
| NEXT TO | 7 |
| FEW STEPS PAST | 6 |
| STEP FROM | 6 |
| STONE’S THROW FROM | 6 |
| FEW STEPS BEYOND | 5 |
| NR | 5 |
| ON THE OTHER SIDE | 5 |
| FEW STEPS | 4 |
| PIECE PAST | 4 |
| STONE’S THROW | 4 |
| AFTER | 3 |
| BEYANT | 3 |
| DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE | 3 |
| FEW FEET FROM | 3 |
| JUMP FROM | 3 |
| LITTLE BEYOND | 3 |
| LITTLE BIT PAST | 3 |
| LITTLE WAYS BEYOND | 3 |
| LITTLE WAYS FROM | 3 |
| RIGHT PAST | 3 |
| SHORT WAY FROM | 3 |
| SHORT WAY PAST | 3 |
| THE OTHER SIDE OF | 3 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP” | 2 |
| AROUND | 2 |
| BEYONT | 2 |
| CLOSE BY | 2 |
| CLOSE TO | 2 |
| DOWN THE ROAD FROM | 2 |
| FEW FEET BEYOND | 2 |
| FEW FEET PAST | 2 |
| LITTLE BIT BEYOND | 2 |
| LITTLE FURTHER THAN | 2 |
| LITTLE PIECE BEYOND | 2 |
| PIECE BEYOND | 2 |
| SHORT DISTANCE FROM | 2 |
| SKIP AND A JUMP PAST | 2 |
| STEP AWAY FROM | 2 |
| THIS SIDE OF | 2 |
| TOTHER SIDE | 2 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP BEYOND” | 1 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP FROM” | 1 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP PAST” | 1 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP FROM” | 1 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP” | 1 |
| A-PAST | 1 |
| ABOUT TO | 1 |
| ABOVE | 1 |
| ADJACENT TO | 1 |
| BACK OF | 1 |
| BESIDE | 1 |
| BEYONST | 1 |
| BIT PAST | 1 |
| COUPLE RODS PAST | 1 |
| DIRECTLY PAST | 1 |
| DOWN A LITTLE FROM | 1 |
| DOWN BELOW | 1 |
| DOWN FROM | 1 |
| EAST OF | 1 |
| EVEN | 1 |
| FEW FEET NORTH OF | 1 |
| FEW HOPS | 1 |
| FEW HUNDRED FEET PAST | 1 |
| FEW PACES BEYOND | 1 |
| FEW PACES PAST | 1 |
| FEW STEPS BY | 1 |
| FIFTEEN FEET PAST | 1 |
| FOOT FROM | 1 |
| FOUR COONSKINS BEYOND | 1 |
| FOUR COONSKINS PAST | 1 |
| HOP AND A JUMP | 1 |
| HOP FROM | 1 |
| IN BACK OF | 1 |
| JUMP THE OTHER SIDE OF | 1 |
| LITTLE | 1 |
| LITTLE BIT FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE BIT FARTHER FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE BIT THE OTHER SIDE OF | 1 |
| LITTLE BY | 1 |
| LITTLE DISTANCE | 1 |
| LITTLE FARTHER | 1 |
| LITTLE FARTHER ON | 1 |
| LITTLE JUMP FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE BEHIND | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE OFF FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE THE OTHER SIDE OF | 1 |
| LITTLE WAYS AHEAD OF | 1 |
| LITTLE WAYS AWAY FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE WAYS DOWN FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE WAYS UP FROM | 1 |
| NEXT | 1 |
| NIGH | 1 |
| NUMBER OF YARDS FROM | 1 |
| OPPOSITE | 1 |
| OTHER SIDE UP | 1 |
| OVER FROM | 1 |
| OVER PAST | 1 |
| OVER THERE PAST | 1 |
| PIECE AWAYS FROM | 1 |
| PIECE WAYS PAST | 1 |
| RABBIT JUMP PAST | 1 |
| RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
| SHORT DISTANCE TO | 1 |
| SHORT PIECE PAST | 1 |
| SHORT SPACE FROM | 1 |
| SHORT WAY BEYOND | 1 |
| SHORT WAYS PAST | 1 |
| SKIP AND A HOP BEYOND | 1 |
| SMART WALK FROM | 1 |
| SO MANY WHOOPS AND A HOLLER | 1 |
| STEP | 1 |
| STEP ABOVE | 1 |
| STEP AWAY | 1 |
| STEP FURTHER PAST | 1 |
| STEP TO | 1 |
| STONE’S THROW AWAY | 1 |
| STONE’S THROW AWAY FROM | 1 |
| STONE’S THROW BEYOND | 1 |
| TEN FEET BEYOND | 1 |
| THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
| THROW FROM | 1 |
| TOTHER SIDE OF | 1 |
| TRIFLE BACK | 1 |
| TRIFLE FARTHER THAN | 1 |
| UP THE STREET FROM | 1 |
| WAY BY | 1 |
| WAY PAST | 1 |
| WAYS FROM | 1 |
| WEE BIT PAST | 1 |
| WEE PAST | 1 |
| WITHIN A FEW FEET OF | 1 |
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