The lost puppy wandered the streets alone.

Meaning: A young dog that is unable to find its way back home is moving around aimlessly in the streets.

Choice of Words: Lost means unable to find the way back home or to a familiar place. Puppy is a young dog. Wandered means to move or travel aimlessly without any particular destination.

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The puppy that was lost wandered the streets by itself.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a lost puppy that is walking around by itself on the streets, but it is more specific because it uses the word that to specify which puppy we are talking about.

Choice of Words: That is used to specify which puppy we are talking about. By itself means the same as alone, without any other people or animals around.

A lost puppy roamed the city streets all by itself.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the previous two sentences, but it uses the word roamed to imply that the puppy is wandering over a wider area, and it also uses the phrase all by itself to emphasize that the puppy is completely alone.

Choice of Words: Roamed means to wander around, but it can also imply that the wandering is more extensive or over a wider area. City is a large town. All by itself emphasizes that the puppy is completely alone.

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