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	10	10	w
ABOVE	10	10	e
ACROSS	10	10	n
AFTER	12	8	n
AGAINST	10	10	ne
ALONG	18	20	w
AMONG	17	9	nw
AROUND	10	10	sw
AT	10	10	nw
BEHIND	14	14	w
BENEATH	11	11	nw
BESIDE	14	14	se
BETWEEN	14	14	n
BY	14	14	e
DOWN	5	15	w
DURING	18	18	w
FOR	8	5	n
FROM	12	7	ne
IN	13	7	e
INSIDE	13	7	se
LIKE	13	1	e
OF	9	6	w
OFF	9	6	nw
ON	18	15	sw
OVER	9	6	sw
PAST	16	2	w
SINCE	15	5	se
THROUGH	9	9	n
UNTIL	9	5	ne
WITHOUT	14	11	se