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	s
ABOVE	12	12	w
ACROSS	12	12	sw
AFTER	13	1	e
AGAINST	12	12	ne
ALONG	13	1	sw
AMONG	13	1	w
AROUND	12	12	n
AT	12	12	e
BEHIND	8	8	n
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	nw
BETWEEN	8	8	ne
BY	8	8	s
DOWN	4	4	s
DURING	4	4	e
FOR	14	1	se
FROM	14	1	sw
IN	15	9	ne
INSIDE	12	5	se
LIKE	20	1	s
OF	16	10	w
OFF	16	10	se
ON	15	5	nw
OVER	16	10	s
PAST	14	10	n
SINCE	6	6	ne
THROUGH	13	13	ne
UNTIL	16	5	ne
WITHOUT	11	5	e