further
adverb
at or to a greater distance; farther.
had been furthering
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past perfect progressiveof further.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 enemies of truth, though they knew it not, had been furthering the cause which they vainly sought to destroy.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White
