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."†
p. 18.1
- "Good God!" cried Mr. Pocket, in an outbreak of desolate desperation.†
p. 203.0
- 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.†
p. 245.3
- It was a needless question, for a new desolation in the desolate house had told me so.†
p. 423.3
- It was a needless question, for a new desolation in the desolate house had told me so.†
p. 423.3
- I had done so, and was looking along the desolate garden walk, when I beheld a solitary figure in it.†
p. 514.2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(desolate as in: felt desolate) sad or miserable--and often lonely
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(2)
(desolate as in: a desolate place) empty, providing no shelter or sustenance
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(3)
(desolate as in: desolated the region) destroyed; or emptied of people; or emptied of most plants and animals