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	8	12	nw
ABOVE	10	12	n
ACROSS	10	12	nw
AFTER	8	12	sw
AGAINST	10	12	w
ALONG	15	20	w
AMONG	15	20	ne
AROUND	10	12	se
AT	10	12	sw
BEHIND	14	8	s
BENEATH	11	11	sw
BESIDE	14	8	e
BETWEEN	14	8	w
BY	14	8	nw
DOWN	18	8	sw
DURING	18	8	n
FOR	7	10	n
FROM	7	10	nw
IN	7	12	se
INSIDE	7	12	se
LIKE	14	20	nw
OF	12	16	e
OFF	7	4	sw
ON	12	16	n
OVER	7	4	s
PAST	11	6	n
SINCE	5	12	se
THROUGH	9	13	se
UNTIL	13	17	ne
WITHOUT	11	8	nw