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	14	10	e
ACROSS	12	12	e
AFTER	19	15	s
AGAINST	12	12	ne
ALONG	19	15	sw
AMONG	19	15	w
AROUND	12	12	w
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	s
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	e
BETWEEN	8	8	ne
BY	8	8	w
DOWN	7	12	n
DURING	12	8	ne
FOR	6	4	ne
FROM	19	16	sw
IN	15	9	ne
INSIDE	15	9	w
LIKE	18	16	w
OF	10	16	w
OFF	7	5	nw
ON	10	16	n
OVER	10	16	e
PAST	12	12	n
SINCE	10	8	ne
THROUGH	13	13	sw
UNTIL	9	17	e
WITHOUT	11	5	w