Example Sentences

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All that time poor Julius had been hoeing away desperately upon the last row of his mother's potatoes, and she had been smiling at him from the window.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William

Magda, who had been hoeing in the garden, came through the hedge, and, with the hoe in her hand, went up to the child.

From Tales by Polish Authors by Various

Father Adolf came back from the garden, where he had been hoeing potatoes, to see the little procession start away for the hills.

From The Swiss Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

"We haven't had much to eat from them yet," said Mother Blake, who had been hoeing among her carrots.

From Daddy Takes Us to the Garden The Daddy Series for Little Folks by Garis, Howard Roger

Munro had been hoeing cotton in the field and had seen the lad as he passed.

From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)