What is the meaning of the phrase "getting up there in years" in this sentence? my dog and i would run three miles every day when he was young, but we've shortened the distance to one mile now that he is getting up there in years.

1) old

2) lazy

3) tired

4) cranky

1) old.

Explanation: In the given sentence: "My dog and I would run three miles every day when he was young, but we've shortened the distance to one mile now that he is getting up there in years" the meaning of the phrase "getting up there in years" is "old", the speaker is saying that his dog and he used to run three miles every day "when he was young" but now they can't run that distance because the dog is old.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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