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	20	19	n
ABOVE	20	19	nw
ACROSS	12	10	w
AFTER	20	19	w
AGAINST	12	10	n
ALONG	6	17	w
AMONG	6	17	nw
AROUND	12	10	e
AT	12	10	s
BEHIND	8	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	e
BETWEEN	8	14	nw
BY	8	14	sw
DOWN	12	14	sw
DURING	12	14	ne
FOR	14	7	e
FROM	19	19	nw
IN	12	7	n
INSIDE	12	7	nw
LIKE	5	17	se
OF	13	6	se
OFF	13	6	se
ON	13	6	ne
OVER	13	6	e
PAST	12	10	nw
SINCE	12	5	nw
THROUGH	13	9	n
UNTIL	13	5	e
WITHOUT	5	11	ne