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What dose 'could' in the following sentence mean? (can, possibility, or other?)
We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
What dose 'could' in the following sentence mean? (can, possibility, or other?)
We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
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In this context it means "able" for example it can also be written "we were able to see his health deteriorating week by week"
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