Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
It means the person is x years older than you. FYI, you can reverse the expression by saying, "He is X years my junior" which means "He is X years younger than me." It could also (apart from purely his age) mean he's been doing your job 5 years longer than you have been doing it. Senior = older, or more experienced.
For example, if I had a sister that's four years older than me, the first thing that comes to mind is: Among the visiting family members was my four-years-older sister. Which just seems incorrect. The only other thing I can think of, however, is: Among the visiting family members was my sister, older by four years.
I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the...
I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out. – Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 1.
- Jem’s Accident
- Boo Radley
- Bob Ewell
On the first page, Scout says that her brother, Jem, broke his arm when he was almost thirteen, then adds, “I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.” The phrase “it a...
Boo Radley’s function as a hero of the book is foreshadowed throughout. While Scout, Jem, and Dill happily believe Boo is a dangerous, deranged fiend who eats the neighborhood pets, Atticus’s reaction to their games implies Boo has been miscast in the eyes of the town. When the children suggest Boo is kept chained up in the house, Atticus says “the...
Bob Ewell doesn’t figure prominently in To Kill a Mockingbirduntil the second half of the book, but his role as the antagonist and catalyst for the climax is foreshadowed in the figure of his son, Burris. We meet Burris on Scout’s first day of school, after Scout has brought home Walter Cunningham for lunch. Walter is poor but proud, and the sympat...
7. Juli 2015 · I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the...
3. Aug. 2018 · The phrase “Jem, who was four years my senior,” even suggests that Jem might have passed away in the interim. She starts the sentence with a present-tense verb, but uses the past tense in reference to Jem here, rather than saying “Jem, who is four years my senior.”
