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Mosja Posted 7 years ago
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The word beachcomber would be found on page ______

the correct answer is 156. Why? I thought it was 157 because the word starts with "bea"

  

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mosja The word beachcomber would be found on page ______ T he correct answer is 156. Why? I thought it was 157 because the word starts with "bea" .

  • mosja The word beachcomber would be found on page ______ T he correct answer is 156.
  • Why?
  • I thought it was 157 because the word starts with "bea" .
  • Is this some kind of riddle?
  • Is there more context you could share with us?
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mosja

The word beachcomber would be found on page ______

The correct answer is 156. Why? I thought it was 157 because the word starts with "bea".

Is this some kind of riddle?

Is there more context you could share with us?

CJ

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mosjaI thought it was 157 because the word starts with "bea"

Page 157 contains words from "beak" to "beard". Does "beachcomber" lie alphabetically between "beak" and "beard"?

The drawing is momentarily confusing to me, as the pages are in reverse order compared to what we would expect for a depiction of an English-language book.

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