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recovering

noun B1
  1. The process or the instance of recovery.

Plural recoverings

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“Anne go to your room and stay there until I come up,” said Marilla, recovering her powers of speech with difficulty.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 66 · C1
“You did just splendidly, Anne,” puffed Diana, recovering sufficiently to sit up and speak, for Anne, starry eyed and rapt, had not uttered a word.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 273 · C1
Bennet would have been very miserable; but being satisfied on seeing her that her illness was not alarming, she had no wish of her recovering immediately, as her restoration to health would probably remove her from Netherfield.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 44 · B2
Recovering himself, however, shortly, he turned to his partner, and said,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 104 · B2

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