gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
had gaped
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past perfectof gape.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By it I saw that the tunnel's mouth had vanished, had been sealed—where it had gaped were only tons of shattered rock.
From The Metal Monster by Abraham Merritt
The yokel who had gaped at me, had been cheated by his companion, and was accordingly resentful.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough
And she drew me over to the place where my eighteen dollar sofa stood, and pointed out sundry large seams that had gaped open, loose spots in the veneering, and rickety joints.
From Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
When it had gaped wide enough the men hopped down from their springboards, laid aside their axes, and betook themselves to the saw.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
Already since the Weissenstein they had gaped, and now the Brienzer Grat had made the sole of one of them quite free at the toe.
From The Path to Rome by Hilaire Belloc
