caper
verb (used without object)
had capered
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past perfectof caper.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Adolf Hitler had capered in delight before the camera.
From Time Magazine Archive
For some time a horseman had capered around him.
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
His stock and part of his striped silk shirt remained in the Pape paws, torn from his neck and back when Polkadot had capered.
From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance
Robert had capered about him and held his hand and made faces at Christine so that she should pretend too.
From The Dark House by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie
The owner of the orchard and warden of his fortress regarded him with so much affection, because in his youth he had capered before the young lady whom he loved.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Richard Jefferies
