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
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
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
“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
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
