marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
had been marshalling
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past perfect progressiveof marshal.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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He turned towards the castle at the head of his turbulent horde as composedly as if he had been marshalling the largest army in Europe.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various
For days and weeks he had been marshalling his forces for an overwhelming assault on Firmstone.
From The Blue Goose by Frank Lewis Nason
Win had been marshalling her ideas like an army hastily assembled to fight in the dark.
From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
