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	nw
ABOVE	12	8	w
ACROSS	12	10	w
AFTER	12	8	ne
AGAINST	12	10	n
ALONG	12	8	nw
AMONG	18	16	s
AROUND	12	10	s
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	nw
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	w
BETWEEN	8	14	se
BY	8	14	s
DOWN	4	14	sw
DURING	4	14	s
FOR	13	7	n
FROM	13	7	e
IN	12	7	n
INSIDE	12	7	nw
LIKE	17	9	w
OF	13	12	ne
OFF	13	12	ne
ON	13	12	e
OVER	13	12	se
PAST	18	16	se
SINCE	12	5	ne
THROUGH	13	9	s
UNTIL	13	13	ne
WITHOUT	11	17	w