perambulate
verb (used with object)
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
had perambulated
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past perfectof perambulate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When I had perambulated the length and breadth of the classes, M. Pelet turned and said to me— "Would you object to taking the boys as they are, and testing their proficiency in English?"
From The Professor by Brontë, Charlotte
Next morning she was conducted by her pupils round the spring woods, the same walk that Dutton and his cousin had perambulated eighteen months ago.
From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft
She had met him in the street that afternoon, and they had perambulated the pavement of Beacon Street for more than an hour in the discussion of the future.
From An American Politician by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Later, Mrs. Ozanne's nurse appeared regularly in the Public Gardens with only one baby, where once she had perambulated two.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia
The night was starlit; the patrols had perambulated the street without noticing anything suspicious, when two foot passengers, who were following in their rear, observed a dark-colored stream traversing the causeway.
From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English by Hawthorne, Julian
