Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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We had humped our eighty-pound packs those weary miles and when we thought we had arrived—no tucker!
From "Over There" with the Australians by R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh) Knyvett
This stern man, who had humped himself and made a million, put a hand on her head and said: "Ma-Mary"—and then choked up.
From The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories by Cy Warman
For it was very little, and being roofed with heather it looked only like a bit of the bog that had humped itself up a bit higher than the rest.
From Candle and Crib by Beatrice Elvery
It had humped itself up into a little ball, and was eyeing Jim with the keenest of suspicion.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood
