Which of the following words will come second in the English dictionary?

To determine the dictionary order, let's compare the words letter by letter:
All words start with "$\text{St}$ ".
Looking at the $3\text{rd}$ letter:

* Station: '$\text{a}$ '
* Storage: '$\text{o}$ '
* Staying: '$\text{a}$ '
* Stately: '$\text{a}$ '

Since '$\text{a}$ ' comes before '$\text{o}$ ', let's sort the words starting with "$\text{Sta}$ ": Station, Staying, Stately.
Looking at the $4\text{th}$ letter:

* Station: '$\text{t}$ '
* Staying: '$\text{y}$ '
* Stately: '$\text{t}$ '

Since '$\text{t}$ ' comes before '$\text{y}$ ', 'Staying' will be after the other two. Now compare 'Station' and 'Stately' at the $5\text{th}$ letter:

* Station: '$\text{i}$ '
* Stately: '$\text{e}$ '

Since '$\text{e}$ ' comes before '$\text{i}$ ', the order of these words is:

1. Stately
2. Station
3. Staying
4. Storage

The word that comes second is Station.