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	se
ABOVE	12	10	e
ACROSS	12	10	nw
AFTER	10	10	nw
AGAINST	12	10	w
ALONG	3	7	s
AMONG	3	7	n
AROUND	12	10	s
AT	12	10	n
BEHIND	8	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	se
BETWEEN	8	14	w
BY	8	14	n
DOWN	12	18	w
DURING	12	18	e
FOR	9	9	w
FROM	9	9	n
IN	9	10	s
INSIDE	9	10	ne
LIKE	3	8	ne
OF	10	6	n
OFF	10	6	n
ON	10	6	e
OVER	10	6	ne
PAST	3	7	sw
SINCE	7	10	s
THROUGH	13	9	nw
UNTIL	9	5	n
WITHOUT	5	14	n