carpenter
noun
a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
had been carpentering
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past perfect progressiveof carpenter.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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It was as if during his strange sleep Valentine had been carpentering his energies, polishing his powers, setting the temple of his soul in order, gaining almost a ruthlessness from rest.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
