was numbering
- past progressive of number.
Example Sentences
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And there I was, numbering myself among them in the most unambiguous way possible.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2018
It opened clear on my comprehension that Helen Burns was numbering her last days in this world, and that she was going to be taken to the region of spirits, if such region there were.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Typist and stenographer, or secretary or translator in French and German and Rumanian" she was numbering off the occupations on her fingers as she listed them "or even governess, if there isn't anything else.
From Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories by Gibbon, Perceval
While she was numbering the pages, Barker came in and Kirkwood drew him into a corner, where they conversed earnestly.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana
Ambrose was numbering dog's-eared pages with a rubber stamp and would not admit that he had been insulted by the state committee.
From The Landloper by Day, Holman
