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	10	10	sw
ABOVE	12	8	n
ACROSS	10	10	s
AFTER	12	8	e
AGAINST	10	10	ne
ALONG	17	1	s
AMONG	17	1	w
AROUND	10	10	n
AT	10	10	nw
BEHIND	14	14	sw
BENEATH	11	11	nw
BESIDE	14	14	n
BETWEEN	14	14	ne
BY	14	14	se
DOWN	14	10	w
DURING	14	10	ne
FOR	13	8	ne
FROM	13	8	s
IN	13	7	n
INSIDE	13	7	n
LIKE	17	2	sw
OF	6	12	e
OFF	6	12	w
ON	6	12	s
OVER	6	12	nw
PAST	4	5	ne
SINCE	14	12	ne
THROUGH	9	9	sw
UNTIL	5	13	s
WITHOUT	17	11	s