true
adjective
being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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When I had trued my course by the landmarks and with the compass lit by the Tiny my electric light in the dark box, I had time to look about me.
From The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker