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If you are looking for the entry boasted in the dictionary, which guide words could you find at the top of the page?

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Final answer:

When looking for 'boasted' in the dictionary, the guide words at the top of the page would be 'boast' and 'boat', representing the first and last words alphabetically on that page.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you're searching for the entry boasted in the dictionary, the guide words you'd find at the top of the page are the first and last words on that page, indicating the alphabetical range of entries included. The word boasted falls within the alphabetical order, so one possible pair of guide words could be boast and boat, meaning that boasted would appear between these two words. However, the actual guide words can vary depending on the dictionary used and how it is organized.

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Well it depends on how large the pages are, and how large the printing is. Guide words are the words at the top of the left and right pages that indicate what the first and last word is. For example on the first page (the left) it would have the very first word on that page up top. Then on the second it would have the very last word. So like I said, it depends on how large the print and pages are. 
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