had been retelling

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of retell.
  retell

  verb (used with object)

  to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way.

Related Words

• chant
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