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Along

The preposition along is used before nouns like road, river, corridor, line: words that refer to things with a long thin shape. 

Examples:

• I saw her running along the road.

• His office is along the corridor.  

To talk about periods or activities, it is better to use "through". 

Examples:

• Through the centuries (not along the centuries)

• Right through the meal

• All through the journey (not along the journey) 

There is the special use of "along" as an adverb particle in expressions like:

• Come along (= Come with me) or walking along (= walking on one’s way).

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