Question

In this excerpt from the poem "Learning to Read" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, what is the meaning of the word rising?

And said there is no use trying,
Oh! Chloe, you're too late;
But as I was rising sixty,
I had no time to wait.

Answer 1

advancing

approaching

increasing

elevating

succeeding

Answer 2

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Answer 3

hmm...

Answer 4

i would say approaching

Answer 5

but im not very good with poems