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played the ball, not the man

played the ball, not the man is the simple past and past participle of play the ball.

Questions about played the ball, not the man

What is played the ball, not the man the simple past and past participle of?
Played the ball, not the man is the simple past and past participle of play the ball.

Words near played the ball, not the man in the dictionary

  1. played stupid
  2. played the angles
  3. played the ball
  4. played the ball and not the man
  5. played the ball not the man
  6. played the ball, not the man
  7. played the board
  8. played the cat and banjo with
  9. played the clitar
  10. played the deuce with
  11. played the devil with

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