Jem says, "Scout, I'm tellin' you for the last time, shut your trap or go home--I declare to the Lord you're gettin' more like a girl every day!"
Jem and Dill were Scout's only real "summer" friends, and they were both boys, so she needed to keep up. At this point in the story, Scout doesn't think there is much good in being a female. Later in the story, observation and interaction with Calpurnia open her eyes to the fact that there is "some skill" necessary to be a girl.
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