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Arrange the following words in correct English alphabetical (dictionary) order:

  1. A
    Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castle, Casual, Castaway
  2. B
    Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castle, Castaway, Casual
  3. C
    Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castaway, Castle, Casual
  4. D
    Cascade, Cashmere, Cashew, Castle, Casual, Castaway

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's arrange the words by comparing them letter by letter:
1. All words begin with "Cas".
2. Check the 4th letter:
* Cascade 'c'
* Castle 't'
* Casual 'u'
* Cashew 'h'
* Cashmere 'h'
* Castaway 't'

3. Sorting based on the 4th letter:
* 'c' comes first Cascade
* Next is 'h' Compare Cashew and Cashmere:
* Both have "Cash".
* 5th letter of Cashew is 'e', 5th letter of Cashmere is 'm'. Since 'e' comes before 'm':
* 2nd word: Cashew
* 3rd word: Cashmere

* Next is 't' Compare Castle and Castaway:
* Both have "Cast".
* 5th letter of Castle is 'l', 5th letter of Castaway is 'a'. Since 'a' comes before 'l':
* 4th word: Castaway
* 5th word: Castle

* Next is 'u' Casual (6th word).

The correct sorted dictionary order is:
Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castaway, Castle, Casual.

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Arrange the following words in correct English alphabetical (dictionary) order:
A
Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castle, Casual, Castaway
B
Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castle, Castaway, Casual
C
Cascade, Cashew, Cashmere, Castaway, Castle, Casual
D
Cascade, Cashmere, Cashew, Castle, Casual, Castaway

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