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	10	10	ne
ABOVE	8	10	se
ACROSS	10	10	n
AFTER	8	10	nw
AGAINST	10	10	w
ALONG	19	15	w
AMONG	19	15	s
AROUND	10	10	s
AT	10	10	nw
BEHIND	14	14	ne
BENEATH	11	11	nw
BESIDE	14	14	n
BETWEEN	14	14	sw
BY	14	14	s
DOWN	14	10	ne
DURING	14	10	e
FOR	7	14	w
FROM	7	9	n
IN	7	10	nw
INSIDE	7	10	nw
LIKE	18	15	s
OF	9	6	sw
OFF	7	13	s
ON	9	6	w
OVER	9	6	nw
PAST	8	10	s
SINCE	5	10	se
THROUGH	9	9	n
UNTIL	9	5	nw
WITHOUT	11	17	nw