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Meanings of roam about in English

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Usage of roam about in English
1
Once they were permitted to roam about through the swamp without molestation.
The Four Canadian Highwaymen; Or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp
2
But I did not permit her to roam about alone after that.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
3
You cannot wonder that I should wish to roam about a little.
Phineas Redux
4
And I am very glad to roam about; it amuses me very much.
The Companions of Jehu
5
The bigger he was, the less he liked to roam about.
The Tale of Grunty Pig / Slumber-Town Tales
6
It means to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
7
That's why I roam about your horrible slums in the dark.
Dangerous Ages
8
For how long I shall roam about there, Lord only knows.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1
9
They do not roam about promiscuously, treading on one another's toes.
The Substitute Prisoner
10
I thought I would like to roam about alone a while in the sunshine.
In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date
11
She got up and began to roam about the room.
The Far Horizon
12
I can roam about at my pleasure, while she is restrained within the walls.
The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
13
To look at, and to roam about of holidays, Odo seemed a happy land.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
14
The largest herds of cattle roam about in the unfenced arid regions of the northwest.
Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
15
The grubs of the bumblebee fly roam about the test-tube without touching the live tidbit.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
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The barrister began to roam about the apartment, frowning with the intensity of his thoughts.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
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