had been arousing
- past perfect progressive of arouse.
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Peter the Hermit had been arousing the warriors of the West, the Turks had been making constant advances in the East, and were now threatening Constantinople itself.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness
