c-i-e-v-e

Updated: May 28, 2025

was the assurance on the board. Kitty tossed her little head. "R-e, re, c-i-e-v-e, ceive, receive," spelled Kitty, her eyes on the blackboard. "Wrong." Emmy Lou stood up. It was the second word in a column on a picture page. Emmy Lou could see it. She looked at Dear Teacher. "R-e, re, c-e-i-v-e, ceive, receive," said Emmy Lou. One person beside Kitty had noted the blackboard.

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