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