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how to understand this sentence?

I was the youngest son, and the youngest but two.

 

 

Does it mean that I have two younger sisters?

how to understand "but two" in this sentence?

Jan 5, 2016 1:11 AM
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You are right. He has two younger sisters. 'But two' here means 'except for two'. He is the youngest except for two siblings.

January 5, 2016
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More information on the context would be needed to answer this.  As the sentence is, it is not understandable.

January 5, 2016