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they'd

[ theyd ]

  1. contraction of they had.
  2. contraction of they would.


they'd

/ ðeɪd /

contraction of

  1. they would or they had


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But Lauras brother and his chum declared that theyd got em all beat to a stiff froth!

If you went into any village or any town near you would be discovered; but theyd never think of looking for you 312 at The Priory.

I wish when they dust theyd take care to replace the things exactly as they were before.

If theyd lived quietly in Florence and not made a fuss the scandal would have died down.

I came home because the doctors insisted upon my being fattened up before theyd let me back.

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