tree
noun
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
had treed
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past perfectof tree.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It turned out that his dogs had treed a raccoon in the backyard shortly after he’d left for work.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
My dogs would never stay together when they had treed a coon, so that any way he left a tree, he was met by one of them.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
When I came up to the tree I thought Little Ann had treed Old Dan.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
He was wondering if there was another blast in the gun when he heard right up close the wild, wonderful sound of three baying dogs who he knew had treed a bobcat.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
I told them my dogs had treed the ghost coon and that was the bet, to tree the ghost coon.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
