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