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Originally Posted by fingers
sorry, you lost me there! 
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Somebody's death is their final moment of living. If Jemima said "My daughter's death..." this would imply that she died and stayed dead as the definition suggests.
Because Jem said "My daughter died..." it implied she stopped living without knowing the time frame.
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died, dy·ing (dng), dies
1. To cease living; become dead; expire.
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Her daughter ceased living for just over a minute.