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