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	e
ABOVE	17	19	nw
ACROSS	12	10	se
AFTER	17	19	w
AGAINST	12	10	w
ALONG	7	7	nw
AMONG	7	7	sw
AROUND	12	10	nw
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	e
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	w
BETWEEN	8	14	s
BY	8	14	se
DOWN	4	14	nw
DURING	4	14	ne
FOR	16	19	nw
FROM	16	19	ne
IN	9	10	w
INSIDE	9	10	se
LIKE	6	6	n
OF	10	6	s
OFF	10	6	ne
ON	10	6	n
OVER	10	6	e
PAST	12	10	s
SINCE	7	10	sw
THROUGH	13	9	nw
UNTIL	9	5	ne
WITHOUT	8	17	w