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am acquiring

  • present progressive of acquire (1st person singular).

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You see," he went on, "I am acquiring very extravagant tastes at Cambridge.

From Miss Theodora A West End Story by Reed, Helen Leah

I am, indeed, almost bewildered with the mass of information I am acquiring.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard

“I am acquiring new theories of life since I came to Maloja,” she said slowly.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

"I am quickly acquiring a distaste for it." she said, then carried on, as she met Lloyd's eyes, "I am acquiring a distaste for the rest of Phoride!"

From Scorched Earth by Petrovic, Walter D.

I have had to orchestrate and write out all the music myself, and incidentally I am acquiring some interesting and practical knowledge of "the brasses."

From A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall by Shortall, Katherine