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hanuman_2000  +  135396 Fri, 09 Sep 05 05:04 AM

Hello,

1. He  spent all that day, roaming over the house.

What is meaning of "over" here? Does it mean "all parts of the house"?

Thanks.
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Clive  +  135407 Fri, 09 Sep 05 05:21 AM

Hi,

Yes. We also say 'all over', to stress 'everywhere'.

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pieanne  +  135491 Fri, 09 Sep 05 10:59 AM

I don't think there should be a comma between day and roaming.

 
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