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	w
ABOVE	12	14	se
ACROSS	12	12	sw
AFTER	2	9	e
AGAINST	12	12	s
ALONG	2	9	s
AMONG	2	9	n
AROUND	12	12	n
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	n
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	ne
BETWEEN	8	8	sw
BY	8	8	w
DOWN	12	4	n
DURING	12	4	e
FOR	14	9	e
FROM	3	9	ne
IN	12	15	nw
INSIDE	12	15	ne
LIKE	2	10	e
OF	13	10	ne
OFF	13	10	ne
ON	13	10	se
OVER	13	10	e
PAST	2	9	ne
SINCE	12	17	ne
THROUGH	13	13	n
UNTIL	13	9	ne
WITHOUT	5	11	se