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	n
ABOVE	12	12	e
ACROSS	12	12	s
AFTER	10	14	s
AGAINST	12	12	sw
ALONG	7	14	n
AMONG	7	14	w
AROUND	12	12	ne
AT	12	12	w
BEHIND	8	8	ne
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	w
BETWEEN	8	8	s
BY	8	8	nw
DOWN	4	8	sw
DURING	4	8	n
FOR	10	15	sw
FROM	10	15	e
IN	9	15	sw
INSIDE	9	15	w
LIKE	7	13	w
OF	16	16	n
OFF	16	16	w
ON	16	16	sw
OVER	16	16	s
PAST	3	5	n
SINCE	7	17	w
THROUGH	13	13	se
UNTIL	17	17	n
WITHOUT	8	11	se