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	s
ABOVE	12	10	w
ACROSS	12	10	nw
AFTER	12	10	n
AGAINST	12	10	e
ALONG	14	10	s
AMONG	14	10	se
AROUND	12	10	se
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	nw
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	se
BETWEEN	8	14	n
BY	8	14	s
DOWN	12	18	ne
DURING	12	18	e
FOR	17	8	nw
FROM	12	9	nw
IN	15	10	e
INSIDE	15	10	se
LIKE	14	11	se
OF	16	9	ne
OFF	16	9	ne
ON	16	9	n
OVER	16	9	nw
PAST	2	2	e
SINCE	10	16	s
THROUGH	13	9	e
UNTIL	17	9	nw
WITHOUT	8	11	se