had lettered
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past perfectof letter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
letternouna written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
Example Sentences
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Some of the boy's acquaintances spoke of T.J.'s resentment of Jason Cheek, a popular boy two years older who had lettered in three sports.
From Time Magazine Archive
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My friend had gone away and left no reminder of himself save a notice he had lettered with a marking brush on his front door.
From Tales of the Road by Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson
I had packed the box full of wooden patterns, put it in my boat, and I had lettered my name and address on it in readiness for sending it away by express.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove by Laura Lee Hope
Dum had lettered the jitney sign for her the evening before.
From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed