Dictionary & Guide Words

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The guide words on the page are the following:  
pathology * pattern
Where would the following word be located?
pearl

• before
• on 
• after

The guide words on the page are the following:  
pathology * pattern
Where would the following word be located?
patter

• before
• on
• after

The guide words on the page are the following:  
pathology * pattern
Where would the following word be located?
Pawnee

• before
• on
• after

The guide words on the page are the following:  
pathology * pattern
Where would the following word be located?
pathological

• before
• on
• after