espy
verb (used with object)
to see at a distance; catch sight of.
had been espying
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past perfect progressiveof espy.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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The fact was that Janet had been espying him for a quarter of an hour.
From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett
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