lade
verb (used with object)
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
had laden
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past perfectof lade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That well-bred lady almost stared; and then, turning, dismissed her car and followed Hertha, who had laden herself with bags, to the bedroom.
From The Shadow by Mary White Ovington
Upon the faith of the Rajah, Mr Brooke had purchased in Singapore a schooner of ninety tons, called The Swift, which he had laden with a suitable cargo.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
Now he had laden himself with a burden of which the very intensity of his love immensely increased the weight.
From The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope
She was beached and baled out, and a hand kept baling all night, as they had laden her so deep that she leaked considerably.
From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Henry Keppel
A few days later, Ali Cogia mounted the camel that he had laden with merchandise, joined the caravan, and arrived in due time at Mecca.
From The Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang
