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	w
ABOVE	12	12	n
ACROSS	12	12	ne
AFTER	14	12	se
AGAINST	12	12	e
ALONG	14	12	ne
AMONG	12	2	w
AROUND	12	12	sw
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	sw
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	w
BETWEEN	8	8	e
BY	8	8	s
DOWN	4	8	nw
DURING	4	8	n
FOR	4	16	nw
FROM	4	16	n
IN	15	12	ne
INSIDE	15	12	ne
LIKE	5	17	w
OF	10	13	se
OFF	10	13	se
ON	7	4	e
OVER	10	13	sw
PAST	12	2	se
SINCE	17	12	sw
THROUGH	13	13	w
UNTIL	9	13	sw
WITHOUT	11	8	nw