ford
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
had forded
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past perfectof ford.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Like he had forded a raging river and come to the other side.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Absorbed in his thoughts, he sat abstractedly in his saddle until after they had forded the Ostuta.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
We were on the march again at five o'clock; and after we had forded Stoney River, we came upon the track of a polar bear.
Others, such as the one where they'd eaten their first buffalo and the camp where they had forded the creek after he replaced the broken wagon wheel, he remembered clearly.
From The Lost Wagon by James Arthur Kjelgaard
As night fell, the tent was put up by the side of a brawling stream, through which they had forded.
From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Robert Barr
