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	12	ne
ABOVE	12	12	sw
ACROSS	12	12	e
AFTER	13	2	e
AGAINST	12	12	w
ALONG	10	12	s
AMONG	13	2	w
AROUND	12	12	s
AT	12	12	n
BEHIND	8	8	e
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	w
BETWEEN	8	8	nw
BY	8	8	n
DOWN	4	8	s
DURING	4	8	se
FOR	14	2	sw
FROM	14	2	se
IN	9	12	nw
INSIDE	9	12	ne
LIKE	10	13	sw
OF	16	13	sw
OFF	16	13	sw
ON	16	13	s
OVER	16	13	se
PAST	13	2	sw
SINCE	7	12	n
THROUGH	13	13	e
UNTIL	17	13	sw
WITHOUT	5	5	e