prospect
noun
Usually prospects
had prospected
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past perfectof prospect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Wilson had prospected the Kanab area before and filed claims.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had prospected round, but hitherto without success.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
Mulcahy had prospected far and wide among the Rocky Mountains, and had even crossed the Yukon River on one of his trips.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
He had prospected at the back of the cemetery, found a few 'colours', and the bottom sloping downwards towards the point under the cemetery towards which all indications were now leading him.
From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Lawson, Henry
One had prospected east of the Runaway, and the other west.
From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Holmes, Thomas K.
