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
Some of the friends I had kent when a lassie at home still keepit up the acquantance, and we used sometimes to spend an evening at one of their houses.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
If I had kent for sure, I wud ha'e been knittin' ye socks instead o' a silly tie for yer birthday.'
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell
But gin I had kent 'at ye wad like to see me, I wad hae likit weel to come to ye.'
From Robert Falconer by George MacDonald
And I declare if I had kent what way it wass, I would not put a hand to such a piece of pusiness.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
