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Harriet Tubman, by Petry
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- On January 9th The Boston Commonwealth, in announcing its publication, said that the proceeds from the sale of the biography were to go to Harriet, "she now being very old and infirm."†
Chpt 22infirm = weak from old age or disease
- Harriet was, however, neither old nor infirm.†
Chpt 22 *
- Again any money from the book was to go to Harriet, who now wanted to found a home for the aged and infirm.†
Chpt 22
Definitions:
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(infirm) weak from old age or disease
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of infirm.