Both Uses of
desolate
in
Holes
- The land was barren and desolate.
p. 11..7 *desolate = empty, providing no shelter, water, or food
- Walking across the desolate wasteland, Stanley thought about his great-grandfather, not the pig stealer but the pig stealer's son, the one who was robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow.
p. 92..5desolate = empty, providing no shelter or sustenance
Definition:
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(desolate as in: a desolate place) empty, providing no shelter or sustenance