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	nw
ABOVE	12	10	se
ACROSS	12	10	n
AFTER	14	10	se
AGAINST	12	10	e
ALONG	14	10	s
AMONG	18	2	sw
AROUND	12	10	w
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	s
DURING	12	14	se
FOR	15	11	sw
FROM	14	7	w
IN	15	10	se
INSIDE	15	10	se
LIKE	14	11	se
OF	16	9	nw
OFF	16	9	nw
ON	16	9	ne
OVER	16	9	n
PAST	18	2	s
SINCE	10	14	s
THROUGH	13	9	e
UNTIL	17	9	n
WITHOUT	5	11	s