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The first letters of the words are: C, N, D, M, S, S, Y, P, P, H, C, A, P, B.

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-----rue = construe -----jar = nightjar -----dil = daffodil -----any = mahogany or epiphany -----pox = smallpox -----gth = strength -----elf = yourself -----oia = paranoia -----ige = prestige -----hog = hedgehog -----too = cockatoo -----dix = appendix -----fin = paraffin -----upt = bankrupt

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The answer isn't very large at all.

Answer
There are four boys and six girls in the family.

If there were B boys, and G girls we know that Billy has twice as many sisters as brothers, so 2 x (b − 1) = g.

And his sister, Frankie, has one more sister than she has brothers, so g − 1 = b + 1.
    2(b − 1) = g       [1]
       g − 1 = b + 1   [2]

Using [1] in [2] gives:

2(b − 1) − 1 = b + 1

Expanding the bracket gives:

  2b − 2 − 1 = b + 1

Simplifying the left-hand side gives:

     2b − 3  = b + 1

Add 3 to each side gives:

          2b = b + 4

Subtract b from both sides gives:

           b = 4

Using b = 4 in [1] gives:

    2(4 − 1) = g

           6 = g

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Think about the alphabet.

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No.

Only people with initials A-M do like chocolate, others do not.

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The word begins with the letter A.

Answer
Absorption.