Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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The scent which had intoxicated Rachel pervaded the air.
From The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
Some Poles had intoxicated that general with inconsiderate promises, dictated by the delusive hope common to all exiles, with which they flatter the ambition of the leaders who rely upon them.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
She had an enormous appetite for flattery and the power of her prettiness had intoxicated her.
From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Katherine Stokes
A long succession of victories, the spoils of half Europe, glory to very satiety, had intoxicated the nation.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Charles James Lever
In Rustem's soul the keenest anguish and most complete dejection succeeded the immoderate joy and hopes which had intoxicated him.
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
