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	ne
ABOVE	10	14	s
ACROSS	12	12	s
AFTER	15	7	e
AGAINST	12	12	sw
ALONG	15	7	ne
AMONG	18	14	s
AROUND	12	12	e
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	n
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	e
BETWEEN	8	8	s
BY	8	8	w
DOWN	12	8	s
DURING	12	8	ne
FOR	16	7	ne
FROM	16	7	nw
IN	9	15	sw
INSIDE	9	15	n
LIKE	16	6	nw
OF	16	13	s
OFF	16	13	s
ON	16	13	se
OVER	16	13	sw
PAST	4	13	nw
SINCE	7	17	nw
THROUGH	13	13	e
UNTIL	17	13	s
WITHOUT	8	11	w