Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Only the black horse that had hurdled the log made any effort to tear away.
From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey
But he had hurdled childhood and been born as a wholly new kind of man with nothing mean or petty in his life.
From The Lost Wagon by James Arthur Kjelgaard
Professor Maddox had believed with all his heart and mind that they had hurdled the last obstacle with the construction of the pilot projector.
From The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones
