Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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The Lewis and Clark expedition had wintered there six years before; they are celebrated because they were first and because they were successful.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2014
One day it trudged into steepled Capua, where Hannibal and his Carthaginians had wintered after slaughtering the Romans at Cannae.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once it had been a venturesome bluejay that had wintered near the Mohunk; but the wary bird was awing before the first snowball struck near its perch.
From Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School by Allen Chapman
He headed for a thicket in which several rabbits had wintered and crouched quietly beside a runway.
From Swamp Cat by James Arthur Kjelgaard
In the spring of 1789, the two latter vessels returned to Nootka Sound, and found the Columbia had joined her consort the Washington, and both had wintered there.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss
