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