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	ne
ABOVE	12	12	sw
ACROSS	12	12	n
AFTER	12	14	sw
AGAINST	12	12	s
ALONG	12	14	w
AMONG	11	19	w
AROUND	12	12	w
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	n
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	nw
BETWEEN	8	8	ne
BY	8	8	sw
DOWN	4	4	sw
DURING	4	4	s
FOR	11	15	nw
FROM	2	17	se
IN	12	15	sw
INSIDE	12	15	e
LIKE	11	14	sw
OF	16	10	w
OFF	15	5	ne
ON	16	10	e
OVER	16	10	s
PAST	11	19	n
SINCE	12	17	e
THROUGH	13	13	ne
UNTIL	17	9	s
WITHOUT	11	5	e