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	sw
ABOVE	12	12	w
ACROSS	12	12	s
AFTER	12	10	e
AGAINST	12	12	n
ALONG	12	10	se
AMONG	12	4	se
AROUND	12	12	e
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	n
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	nw
BETWEEN	8	8	s
BY	8	8	sw
DOWN	4	4	n
DURING	4	4	s
FOR	8	1	e
FROM	8	1	sw
IN	12	9	sw
INSIDE	12	9	e
LIKE	13	11	e
OF	16	16	ne
OFF	16	16	ne
ON	16	16	s
OVER	16	16	e
PAST	12	4	s
SINCE	12	7	ne
THROUGH	13	13	se
UNTIL	17	17	w
WITHOUT	8	11	sw