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	8	sw
ABOVE	12	8	ne
ACROSS	12	10	s
AFTER	9	20	ne
AGAINST	12	10	n
ALONG	9	20	nw
AMONG	9	20	e
AROUND	12	10	w
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	sw
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	w
BETWEEN	8	14	nw
BY	8	14	e
DOWN	4	14	n
DURING	4	14	s
FOR	10	19	e
FROM	10	19	n
IN	12	7	w
INSIDE	12	7	nw
LIKE	8	19	n
OF	13	12	ne
OFF	13	12	ne
ON	13	12	e
OVER	13	12	se
PAST	12	8	w
SINCE	12	5	ne
THROUGH	13	9	s
UNTIL	13	13	ne
WITHOUT	5	11	ne