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	e
ABOVE	10	8	n
ACROSS	12	10	s
AFTER	14	3	w
AGAINST	12	10	nw
ALONG	14	3	se
AMONG	14	3	s
AROUND	12	10	se
AT	12	10	n
BEHIND	8	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	se
BETWEEN	8	14	sw
BY	8	14	w
DOWN	12	18	w
DURING	12	18	e
FOR	13	3	s
FROM	15	14	se
IN	9	7	s
INSIDE	9	7	s
LIKE	15	4	n
OF	10	6	ne
OFF	10	6	ne
ON	10	6	w
OVER	10	6	e
PAST	17	20	e
SINCE	7	5	w
THROUGH	13	9	nw
UNTIL	9	5	n
WITHOUT	5	17	n