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How to pronounce“could”in English

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In natural English speech, "could" appears in contexts such as: "the reason why his heart had stopped was a clot on his lung and i knew they did everything they possibly could bev and her mum were able to see her dad one last time in hospital wearing full ppe he was talking when we first went into". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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the reason why his heart had stopped was a clot on his lung and i knew they did everything they possibly

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bev and her mum were able to see her dad one last time in hospital wearing full ppe he was talking when we first went into

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verb

simple past of can

“Before I was blind, I could see very well.”

verb

conditional of can

“"If I'd had a paddle I could've spun by that dashed root," Meekins said, feeling some apology due for the mishap. "When I first climbed out of that fool creek I thought my arm had got twisted off, but I guess it ain't."”

noun

Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

“When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too.”

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