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	nw
ACROSS	12	10	s
AFTER	12	8	ne
AGAINST	12	10	n
ALONG	12	8	nw
AMONG	12	8	w
AROUND	12	10	e
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	n
BETWEEN	8	14	sw
BY	8	14	w
DOWN	8	10	e
DURING	8	10	w
FOR	13	7	e
FROM	3	11	se
IN	12	7	n
INSIDE	12	7	ne
LIKE	11	7	n
OF	16	6	n
OFF	5	13	w
ON	16	6	e
OVER	16	6	s
PAST	15	12	sw
SINCE	12	5	ne
THROUGH	13	9	ne
UNTIL	17	5	s
WITHOUT	5	17	n