The story states that Laurie renounced his overalls when he went to kindergarten. What does that mean and why did he do it?

It essentially means that he is a bigger kid he does not need the little kid overalls anymore. He did it because kindergarten means something big to him. That he is moving up and growing up

Explanation:

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.