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Meanings of dying of consumption in English

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Usage of dying of consumption in English
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Poe himself became ill, and his dear Virginia was dying of consumption.
Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe...
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I could not refuse, for she was dying of consumption; so I promised.
The Morgesons: A Novel
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He was dying of consumption, and earth shadows crowded around him.
Poems of Henry Timrod; with Memoir
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I'd like to get into shape, but I'm dying of consumption.
The new yorker
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We called one day to see a poor dressmaker who was dying of consumption.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
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Crocker, however, was dying of consumption when he volunteered.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
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The Negro free, however, is dying of consumption and kindred diseases in appallingly large numbers.
Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
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One of the men was dying of consumption, and was too weak to follow the rest.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
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This light-hearted young lady was dying of consumption.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5
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P. S.-Ifyou see my brother Alexandr, tell him that our aunt is dying of consumption.
Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
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He is fortyish and dying of consumption, but something draws him back to his old village.
The Irish Times
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While there I heard of a man who lived over the hills and was dying of consumption.
Stories Worth Rereading
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Below all were asleep except our green hand, the "bricklayer," who was dying of consumption.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories
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The motto was given me by a very good girl in New York, who was dying of consumption.
Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Yo...
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In another vile hole lived a widow, with an only son of sixteen who was dying of consumption.
The People of the Abyss
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Bert Danniker, a convict dying of consumption in Folsom Prison, was implicated as accessory, and his confession followed.
The Strength of the Strong
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