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	12	nw
ABOVE	10	12	se
ACROSS	10	12	s
AFTER	8	12	sw
AGAINST	10	12	w
ALONG	8	12	nw
AMONG	8	12	n
AROUND	10	12	n
AT	10	12	sw
BEHIND	14	8	w
BENEATH	11	11	sw
BESIDE	14	8	s
BETWEEN	14	8	e
BY	14	8	se
DOWN	14	12	ne
DURING	14	12	se
FOR	7	13	s
FROM	20	14	w
IN	7	12	nw
INSIDE	7	12	sw
LIKE	9	17	se
OF	6	16	w
OFF	13	4	w
ON	6	16	s
OVER	6	16	e
PAST	3	3	w
SINCE	5	12	nw
THROUGH	9	13	sw
UNTIL	5	17	e
WITHOUT	17	8	nw