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	e
ACROSS	12	12	n
AFTER	12	12	s
AGAINST	12	12	ne
ALONG	14	10	e
AMONG	14	10	n
AROUND	12	12	w
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	sw
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	w
BETWEEN	8	8	ne
BY	8	8	s
DOWN	4	8	sw
DURING	4	8	n
FOR	12	13	sw
FROM	12	13	nw
IN	15	9	n
INSIDE	15	9	n
LIKE	15	10	se
OF	13	16	ne
OFF	13	16	ne
ON	13	16	e
OVER	13	16	sw
PAST	19	1	s
SINCE	17	7	n
THROUGH	13	13	s
UNTIL	13	17	ne
WITHOUT	11	5	w