how to understand this sentence? I was the youngest son, and the youngest but two.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does it mean that I have two younger sisters?how to understand "but two" in this sentence?

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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?

2016年1月5日 01:11

You are right. He has two younger sisters. 'But two' here means 'except for two'. He is the youngest except for two siblings.

2016年1月5日

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

2016年1月5日

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