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	w
ACROSS	12	12	n
AFTER	12	14	se
AGAINST	12	12	s
ALONG	12	14	sw
AMONG	6	18	w
AROUND	12	12	sw
AT	12	12	e
BEHIND	8	8	ne
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	sw
BETWEEN	8	8	s
BY	8	8	w
DOWN	4	12	e
DURING	4	12	s
FOR	13	15	e
FROM	13	15	s
IN	12	15	ne
INSIDE	12	15	ne
LIKE	11	15	s
OF	16	16	w
OFF	4	7	s
ON	16	16	e
OVER	16	16	n
PAST	6	18	s
SINCE	12	17	nw
THROUGH	13	13	se
UNTIL	17	17	n
WITHOUT	8	11	nw