“He’d be eighteen and free.”
“He will be eighteen and free.”
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Under Currents
Nora Roberts
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More context is needed to understand exactly why "he'd" (= he would) is used. e. the past tense of "he will".
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More context is needed to understand exactly why "he'd" (= he would) is used. From the context that I found online, it is apparent that it is future-in-the-past, i.e. the past tense of "he will".