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	sw
ABOVE	14	10	e
ACROSS	12	12	w
AFTER	8	11	e
AGAINST	12	12	ne
ALONG	8	11	nw
AMONG	6	14	s
AROUND	12	12	s
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	e
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	sw
BETWEEN	8	8	nw
BY	8	8	ne
DOWN	4	12	w
DURING	4	12	s
FOR	9	11	s
FROM	7	18	n
IN	15	9	n
INSIDE	15	9	w
LIKE	14	1	se
OF	16	10	s
OFF	16	10	se
ON	16	10	n
OVER	16	10	e
PAST	8	11	sw
SINCE	17	7	w
THROUGH	13	13	ne
UNTIL	10	5	ne
WITHOUT	5	5	e