Persnickety Prepositions

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A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ABOUT	12	10	w
ABOVE	12	10	n
ACROSS	12	10	e
AFTER	14	12	s
AGAINST	12	10	se
ALONG	14	12	e
AMONG	12	3	w
AROUND	12	10	nw
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	e
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	nw
BETWEEN	8	14	se
BY	8	14	n
DOWN	4	10	sw
DURING	4	10	ne
FOR	14	13	nw
FROM	14	13	w
IN	15	13	se
INSIDE	15	13	s
LIKE	15	12	se
OF	16	6	w
OFF	16	6	s
ON	16	6	nw
OVER	16	6	n
PAST	12	3	sw
SINCE	17	15	s
THROUGH	13	9	ne
UNTIL	17	5	s
WITHOUT	11	17	w