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	14	10	s
ACROSS	12	10	s
AFTER	14	10	ne
AGAINST	12	10	e
ALONG	14	10	se
AMONG	3	5	se
AROUND	12	10	nw
AT	12	10	n
BEHIND	8	14	sw
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	n
BETWEEN	8	14	nw
BY	8	14	w
DOWN	8	10	e
DURING	20	18	w
FOR	11	6	se
FROM	8	8	e
IN	15	10	se
INSIDE	15	10	se
LIKE	13	5	nw
OF	10	6	e
OFF	10	6	e
ON	10	6	w
OVER	5	7	e
PAST	3	5	e
SINCE	17	10	nw
THROUGH	13	9	nw
UNTIL	9	5	e
WITHOUT	5	11	n