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	10	10	s
ABOVE	10	10	n
ACROSS	10	10	w
AFTER	12	8	n
AGAINST	10	10	ne
ALONG	12	8	e
AMONG	11	14	sw
AROUND	10	10	e
AT	10	10	sw
BEHIND	14	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	nw
BESIDE	14	14	se
BETWEEN	14	14	sw
BY	14	14	n
DOWN	18	18	n
DURING	18	18	w
FOR	12	7	nw
FROM	6	8	nw
IN	13	7	ne
INSIDE	13	7	n
LIKE	13	8	ne
OF	9	6	sw
OFF	9	6	sw
ON	9	6	nw
OVER	9	6	w
PAST	11	14	s
SINCE	15	5	n
THROUGH	9	9	n
UNTIL	9	5	w
WITHOUT	11	17	nw