letter
noun
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
had been lettering
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past perfect progressiveof letter.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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David flung down the pen with which he had been lettering his books on the table, and, drawing a chair up to the fire, he sat moodily staring into the embers.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
