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	10	sw
ABOVE	11	2	w
ACROSS	12	10	se
AFTER	11	2	sw
AGAINST	12	10	w
ALONG	11	2	e
AMONG	11	2	se
AROUND	12	10	e
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	s
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	e
BETWEEN	8	14	sw
BY	8	14	se
DOWN	12	14	n
DURING	12	14	s
FOR	10	3	w
FROM	10	3	se
IN	9	10	w
INSIDE	5	16	ne
LIKE	12	2	sw
OF	10	9	ne
OFF	10	9	ne
ON	10	9	n
OVER	10	9	nw
PAST	6	11	nw
SINCE	7	10	nw
THROUGH	13	9	w
UNTIL	9	9	ne
WITHOUT	5	17	n