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	10	12	s
ABOVE	10	12	w
ACROSS	10	12	se
AFTER	8	10	n
AGAINST	10	12	nw
ALONG	8	10	w
AMONG	3	10	se
AROUND	10	12	e
AT	10	12	sw
BEHIND	14	8	s
BENEATH	11	11	sw
BESIDE	14	8	nw
BETWEEN	14	8	se
BY	14	8	w
DOWN	10	4	w
DURING	10	4	s
FOR	8	9	se
FROM	16	20	w
IN	7	9	nw
INSIDE	7	9	w
LIKE	7	10	n
OF	9	16	nw
OFF	9	16	sw
ON	9	16	w
OVER	9	16	se
PAST	6	6	sw
SINCE	5	7	w
THROUGH	9	13	s
UNTIL	9	17	nw
WITHOUT	17	11	sw