What meaning of "suppress" and "decided" in the text?
- "As you boys-you had to call me. Didn't have the savvy to put out a simple fire."..."Good thing you were around," Frank observed, 'suppressing' a smile.

-"My sister. She got it into her head that maybe she was smarter than you fellows and could find the stolen stuff in the old tower, but she didn't!". Frank and Joe 'suppressed' grins as he went on. "And then Adelia 'decided' to flash that high-powered flashlight around the grounds, thinking we might have a lot of curious visitors because of the publicity. Apparently she picked you up."I think suppress mean "conceal". Am I right?

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What meaning of "suppress" and "decided" in the text?
- "As you boys-you had to call me. Didn't have the savvy to put out a simple fire."..."Good thing you were around," Frank observed, 'suppressing' a smile.

-"My sister. She got it into her head that maybe she was smarter than you fellows and could find the stolen stuff in the old tower, but she didn't!". Frank and Joe 'suppressed' grins as he went on. "And then Adelia 'decided' to flash that high-powered flashlight around the grounds, thinking we might have a lot of curious visitors because of the publicity. Apparently she picked you up."I think suppress mean "conceal". Am I right?

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You are correct regarding "suppress." In this context, it means to conceal or hide or "to fight the urge to smile."

She "decided"  to flash the light means that she made up her mind to shine it,  and did shine it.

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