had been enchaining

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of enchain.
  enchain

  verb (used with object)

  to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain.

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