Continuing his linguistic studies, Tolkien joined the faculty of the University of Leeds in 1920 and a few years later became a professor at Oxford Universit.
I would write it, "If we were teenagers at the time, these licenses would have signified our passage to adulthood." I hope that helps ^_^
Answer:
But, my mouth was a sandy desert.
Explanation:
Not sure if there is another metaphor? is this the whole paragraph?
