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	10	12	s
ACROSS	12	12	s
AFTER	10	12	sw
AGAINST	12	12	w
ALONG	16	13	e
AMONG	16	13	se
AROUND	12	12	n
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	ne
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	n
BETWEEN	8	8	sw
BY	8	8	s
DOWN	8	4	ne
DURING	8	4	e
FOR	9	13	se
FROM	14	12	se
IN	9	12	nw
INSIDE	9	12	sw
LIKE	17	13	se
OF	13	10	se
OFF	13	10	se
ON	13	10	ne
OVER	13	10	e
PAST	16	13	sw
SINCE	7	12	sw
THROUGH	13	13	n
UNTIL	13	9	e
WITHOUT	5	11	n