All 6 Uses of
desolate
in
Great Expectations
- Pitying his desolation, and watching him as he gradually settled down upon the pie, I made bold to say, "I am glad you enjoy it."†
Chpt 3
- "Good God!" cried Mr. Pocket, in an outbreak of desolate desperation.†
Chpt 23 *
- She reserved it for me to restore the desolate house, admit the sunshine into the dark rooms, set the clocks a-going and the cold hearths a-blazing, tear down the cobwebs, destroy the vermin,—in short, do all the shining deeds of the young Knight of romance, and marry the Princess.†
Chpt 29
- It was a needless question, for a new desolation in the desolate house had told me so.†
Chpt 49
- It was a needless question, for a new desolation in the desolate house had told me so.†
Chpt 49
- I had done so, and was looking along the desolate garden walk, when I beheld a solitary figure in it.†
Chpt 59
Definition:
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(desolate as in: felt desolate) sad or miserable--and often lonely