audit
noun
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
had been auditing
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past perfect progressiveof audit.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Well, make some laws to educate 'em then, if it's education they all need," suggested the doctor, who had been auditing every clause of the last remark with a thoughtful nod.
From The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne by Kathleen Thompson Norris
