In this context, modest would be defined as "limited in size, amount, or scope." Essentially, a person growing up in a low to middle class family/environment. Someone that was not born with the "silver spoon in their mouth." You could say, "like that of most people of humble means who grew up" . . . I hope that helps.
It means to live off of what you have. Like if you have a farm, you would live off of what you grew.
Rick Riordan has described his upbringing as modest. He grew up in Texas in a supportive and loving family, but they did not have a lot of money. His parents instilled in him a love of reading and creativity, which ultimately helped shape his successful writing career.
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The phrase 'warts and all' says it all !
ich wuchs mit ihr auf. Is the German phrase for, I grew up with her. As for the freaking part, best to keep idioms, homonyms and curse words out of foreign language. But, if you must know, freaking has no counterpart in German. Ausgeflippt means freak and ficken means the four letter equivalent for intercourse.
The phrase "my desperate soul grew numb" suggests that the speaker has experienced a deep sense of distress or hopelessness that eventually led to emotional numbness. It conveys a feeling of overwhelming despair or emotional exhaustion.
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No, Ronaldinho did not live in a favela. He grew up in a modest neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ronaldinho's family did face financial struggles, but they did not live in a favela.
What the verb in the sentences over time,the bread grew stale
Yes, 'grew up' is correct grammar. It is the past tense of 'grow up'. For example: 'His uncle grew up in Italy.' 'I thought you grew up in London.' 'I grew up very quickly after my mother died.'
Delaware was a middle colony which means they had rich soil. They grew corn, wheat, beef, as well as pork. These were their cash crops.
It is not known how many people grew up as nudists, but making an inference based on observation only, the percentage of those who grew up as nudists is very small.