elope
was eloping
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past progressiveof elope.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was not till Mr. Morton came home, and we talked it over, that I understood that Louisa Hall was dismissed long ago, and was eloping to Canada.
From That Stick by Charlotte Mary Yonge
I said I was eloping with the man I loved best on earth—which was true, you know.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
“Did you think, did you make Papa Philip think, that I was eloping like this?” and she glanced down at her denim riding dress.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Robert Wesley Amick
Mr. Kenneth Ward has nearly recovered from a serious wound he received when he was eloping with his aunt's watch.
From Cricket at the Seashore by Harriet Roosevelt Richards
Well, I did go to St. Louis, but I was eloping at the time and I became Jim's wife.
From The Harbor by Ernest Poole
