ken
noun
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception.
had kent
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past perfectof ken.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ericson, I wad hae dune better gin I had kent ye was hearkenin'.'
From Robert Falconer by George MacDonald
She's smitten Sir Oluf—it strak to his heart; 30 He never before had kent sic a smart; Then lifted him up on his ambler red; "And now, Sir Oluf, ride hame to thy bride."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
An I had kent what I ken now,25 I'd never crosst the water Tay, But stayed still at Athole's gates;— He would have made me his lady gay.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"If I had kent onything, dae you think I'd hae kept quiet?"
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
"Gin I had kent yestreen, yestreen, What I ken weel the day, 205 I shou'd hae taen your fu' fause heart, Gien you a heart o' clay."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
