Both Uses of
desolate
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- He wandered far from the accustomed haunts of boys, and sought desolate places that were in harmony with his spirit.†
Chpt 3 *
- When they reached the haunted house there was something so weird and grisly about the dead silence that reigned there under the baking sun, and something so depressing about the loneliness and desolation of the place, that they were afraid, for a moment, to venture in.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(desolate as in: felt desolate) sad or miserable--and often lonely