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	14	10	ne
ABOVE	3	11	n
ACROSS	12	10	w
AFTER	3	11	s
AGAINST	12	10	e
ALONG	3	11	e
AMONG	3	11	ne
AROUND	12	10	nw
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	e
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	w
BETWEEN	8	14	se
BY	8	14	n
DOWN	4	14	s
DURING	4	14	se
FOR	3	12	sw
FROM	19	4	n
IN	15	10	nw
INSIDE	15	10	nw
LIKE	4	11	se
OF	10	9	ne
OFF	15	13	w
ON	15	13	n
OVER	10	9	nw
PAST	3	11	nw
SINCE	17	10	nw
THROUGH	13	9	w
UNTIL	16	12	e
WITHOUT	11	17	ne