MM5

When you’re pointing out a house that’s not far away: “The house is over ________.” (Gesture.) [Early QRs: When somebody is pointing out a house that’s not far away: (Gesture.)]

THERE 549
YONDER 431
THE HILL 33
THATAWAY 25
THAT WAY 20
THE WAY 10
YANDER 9
JUST OVER THERE 7
NR 7
RIGHT OVER THERE 6
YUNDER 6
RIGHT OVER YONDER 4
RIGHT THERE 4
THERE A WAYS 4
A PIECE 3
ACROSS THE ROAD 3
ACROSS THE WAY 3
CROSS THE STREET 3
CROSS THE WAY 3
DOWN THE STREET 3
HERE 3
JUST ACROSS THE WAY 3
NEARBY 3
SHORT DISTANCE 3
ACROSS 2
ACROSS THE STREET 2
AROUND THE BEND 2
AROUND THE CORNER 2
DOWN THERE 2
IN THE NEXT BLOCK 2
JUST A LITTLE WAYS 2
JUST OVER THE HILL 2
RIGHT YONDER 2
THAT’S IT 2
THE HUMP 2
THERE IT IS 2
UP YONDER 2
YON 2
A PACE 1
ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 1
ACROSS THERE 1
ACROST 1
AT HAND 1
AWAYS 1
BACK YONDER 1
BEYOND 1
BEYOND THE CORNER 1
BEYOND THE FENCE 1
BEYOND THE TREES 1
CLOSE TO THERE 1
CLOSEST 1
CROSS THE FIELD 1
DOWN THE BLOCK 1
DOWN THE ROAD 1
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE 1
DOWN THE ROAD SIXTY OR SEVENTY ROD 1
DOWN YONDER 1
FENCE 1
HARD BY 1
“HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP” 1
IN THAT DIRECTION 1
IN THE DISTANCE 1
JUST A HOP AND A SKIP OVER THAT WAY 1
JUST A JOG 1
JUST A LITTLE PIECE 1
JUST A LITTLE WAYS OVER 1
JUST A STEP 1
JUST BEYOND 1
JUST DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE 1
JUST OVER THE KNOLL 1
JUST OVER YONDER 1
JUST UP THE ROAD 1
JUST WITHIN A STONE’S THROW 1
JUST YONDER 1
LITTLE PIECE 1
LITTLE WAYS 1
LOOK AT IT 1
NEXT DOOR 1
OFF IN THE DISTANCE 1
OUT YONDER 1
OVER YANDER 1
OVER YONDER 1
OVERSIDE 1
PRIT NIGH 1
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 1
RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD 1
RIGHT DOWN THERE 1
RIGHT DOWN YONDER 1
RIGHT NEAR 1
RIGHT OUT THERE 1
ROUND THE CORNER 1
SEE 1
SEE THAT 1
STONE’S THROW 1
THAR 1
THE BRINK 1
THE KNOLL 1
THERE A LITTLE WAY 1
THERE A LITTLE WAYS 1
THERE A PIECE 1
THERE A STONE’S THROW 1
THERE JUST A WAYS 1
TO THE LEFT 1
UP THERE 1
WAY BACK YONDER 1
WAY OUT YONDER 1
WITHIN SPITTING DISTANCE 1

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