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