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.
treenouna 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.
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
When I came up to the tree I thought Little Ann had treed Old Dan.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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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
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I went right back to the bur oak tree where Rowdy had treed the monkey and started looking it over.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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My dogs had treed the coon in a tall ash which stood about fifty yards from the river.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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