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	ne
ABOVE	10	10	e
ACROSS	10	10	sw
AFTER	10	10	s
AGAINST	10	10	w
ALONG	8	10	sw
AMONG	15	3	s
AROUND	10	10	n
AT	10	10	nw
BEHIND	14	14	ne
BENEATH	11	11	nw
BESIDE	14	14	s
BETWEEN	14	14	n
BY	14	14	e
DOWN	14	18	w
DURING	14	18	ne
FOR	5	8	ne
FROM	10	11	sw
IN	7	10	sw
INSIDE	7	10	sw
LIKE	1	5	n
OF	6	9	n
OFF	6	9	nw
ON	6	9	s
OVER	6	9	ne
PAST	15	3	sw
SINCE	5	10	sw
THROUGH	9	9	w
UNTIL	5	9	nw
WITHOUT	14	11	sw