The preposition “at” is remarkably versatile in literature, serving to anchor both physical positions and abstract moments. It locates characters in space—as in Emerson’s image of a man positioned “at the gates of the forest” [1] or Balzac’s depiction of someone seated “at the foot of the bed” [2]—and in time, marking precise moments like the arrival “at eight o'clock” [3] or the cessation of an event “at last” [4]. "At" also conveys focal points for action or attention, whether it be aiming “at this animal” [5] or observing someone “at the pictures” [6]. This multiplicity, seen in settings ranging from bustling stations [7, 8] to mythical battlegrounds [9] and lofty narrative climaxes [10], illustrates how “at” efficiently connects characters and events to both concrete locales and moments of significance.