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	ne
ABOVE	12	12	n
ACROSS	12	12	sw
AFTER	14	12	ne
AGAINST	12	12	e
ALONG	14	12	se
AMONG	8	6	sw
AROUND	12	12	s
AT	12	12	w
BEHIND	8	8	s
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	sw
BETWEEN	8	8	e
BY	8	8	w
DOWN	4	12	nw
DURING	4	12	e
FOR	15	11	nw
FROM	16	3	w
IN	15	12	ne
INSIDE	15	12	ne
LIKE	15	13	e
OF	13	16	ne
OFF	13	16	ne
ON	13	16	se
OVER	13	16	e
PAST	8	6	n
SINCE	8	16	w
THROUGH	13	13	s
UNTIL	13	17	e
WITHOUT	11	8	n