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