Arrange the following words in dictionary order and choose the second word. apple, ape, april, ant

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1. All words start with **a**. So compare next letters.

2. **ant** has second letter **n**, others have **p**. Since $n<p$, **ant** comes first.

3. For **ape**, **apple**, **april** compare the third letters: $e<p<r$. So order is **ape**, **apple**, **april**.

4. Full dictionary order: **ant**, **ape**, **apple**, **april**. The second word is **ape**.

FINAL_ANSWER: <b>

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