Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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It was his first U. S. visit, yet wild rumors and alarums had prefixed him a monster.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1766, Akenside received the thanks of the College of Physicians for an edition of Harvey's works, which he prepared for the press, and to which he had prefixed a preface.
From Poetical Works of Akenside by George Gilfillan
Her name, supposing she had prefixed her own initial to the name of Maubel, was Henriette, Hortense, Honorine, Hubertine, or Hélène.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
He had already revelled on the New Testament, to his version of which he had prefixed so sensible an introduction, that it was afterwards translated into Latin.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
The inscription appears to have been annexed to a dedication by a priest of Pan, who had prefixed the usual pro salute for the reigning Emperors.
From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by John Lewis Burckhardt
