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ridden

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rid·den  (rdn)
v.
Past participle of ride.
adj.
Dominated, harassed, or obsessed by. Often used in combination: disease-ridden; grief-ridden.
ridden [ˈrɪdən]
vb
the past participle of ride
adj
(in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified damp-ridden disease-ridden
Translations
ridden [ˈrɪdn] PP of ride a horse ridden by → un caballo montado por ...
ridden ptp of ride
adj angst-ridden → angsterfüllt; debt-ridden → hoch verschuldet; disease-ridden → von Krankheiten befallen; strife-ridden → zerstritten; ridden with crime → mit hoher Kriminalität; ridden with intolerance → ohne die leiseste Spur von Toleranz
ridden ride


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It was on a warm California afternoon, and I had ridden down into the Valley of the Moon from the ranch to the little village to vote Yes and No to a host of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California.
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