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she went looking for a possible answer.

what is the "went" used for in this sentence?
 
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It implies to me that she didn't expect to find out straightaway. ;-)
 
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tdol said:
It implies to me that she didn't expect to find out straightaway. ;-)
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Do you see "went" as an auxiliary verb in that construction?
 
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