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begun

/bɪˈɡʌn/ adjective A2
  1. Having begun.
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It was a bit of good luck to have their new comrade join the party, for soon after they had begun their journey again they came to a place where the trees and branches grew so thick over the road that the travelers could not pass.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 28 · B2
Scarcely had the battle begun, when a great rout overwhelmed the Mice, who scampered off as fast as they could to their holes.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 38 · B2
They had scarcely begun their repast again when someone else entered to take something out of a cupboard, whereupon the two Mice, more frightened than before, ran away and hid themselves.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 79 · B2
I had not begun to undress, and I was sitting by the fire in my bedroom when I heard the report.
The Valley of Fear, p. 27 · C1

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