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