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	n
ABOVE	12	10	se
ACROSS	12	10	e
AFTER	10	8	ne
AGAINST	12	10	nw
ALONG	10	8	w
AMONG	20	14	s
AROUND	12	10	w
AT	12	10	s
BEHIND	8	14	n
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	e
BETWEEN	8	14	nw
BY	8	14	s
DOWN	12	14	s
DURING	12	14	se
FOR	16	17	e
FROM	16	17	sw
IN	9	7	ne
INSIDE	9	7	ne
LIKE	9	8	nw
OF	16	6	nw
OFF	16	6	n
ON	16	6	e
OVER	16	6	s
PAST	2	13	n
SINCE	7	5	n
THROUGH	13	9	ne
UNTIL	17	5	s
WITHOUT	5	11	n