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	se
ABOVE	12	12	se
ACROSS	12	10	w
AFTER	17	1	s
AGAINST	12	10	s
ALONG	17	1	sw
AMONG	17	1	w
AROUND	12	10	n
AT	12	10	nw
BEHIND	8	14	e
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	se
BETWEEN	8	14	nw
BY	8	14	s
DOWN	12	18	w
DURING	12	18	e
FOR	17	2	sw
FROM	17	2	e
IN	12	13	w
INSIDE	12	13	ne
LIKE	16	2	w
OF	16	12	n
OFF	16	12	n
ON	16	12	s
OVER	9	7	n
PAST	3	2	s
SINCE	12	15	nw
THROUGH	13	9	se
UNTIL	17	13	n
WITHOUT	5	11	ne