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