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I don't know what you're doing skulking around during daylight hours.
(This sentence is from the DVD "ZOOTOPIA".)
doing skulking.
Why is it not only "skulking"(without doing)?
I don't know what you're doing skulking around during daylight hours.
(This sentence is from the DVD "ZOOTOPIA".)
doing skulking.
Why is it not only "skulking"(without doing)?
(This sentence is from the DVD "ZOOTOPIA".)
doing skulking.
Why is it not only "skulking"(without doing)?
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the sentence probably is actually "I don't know what you're doing, skulking around during daylight hours."
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