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	s
ABOVE	12	12	w
ACROSS	12	12	sw
AFTER	14	10	e
AGAINST	12	12	ne
ALONG	2	13	n
AMONG	2	13	e
AROUND	12	12	e
AT	12	12	n
BEHIND	8	8	nw
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	ne
BETWEEN	8	8	s
BY	8	8	sw
DOWN	12	4	n
DURING	12	4	se
FOR	15	10	sw
FROM	15	10	ne
IN	15	9	n
INSIDE	15	9	w
LIKE	2	12	e
OF	13	16	sw
OFF	13	16	sw
ON	13	16	ne
OVER	13	16	e
PAST	14	10	nw
SINCE	17	7	nw
THROUGH	13	13	s
UNTIL	13	17	e
WITHOUT	8	11	nw