All 4 Uses of
scarcity
in
Jacob Have I Loved
- There was such a scarcity of high land on Rass that for generations we had buried our dead in our front yards.†
Chpt 4scarcity = shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
- They always know when you need them too much and pick precisely that season to make themselves scarce.†
Chpt 6scarce = in short supply OR barely or hardly (by a small margin)
- We didn't have our tea break after the first week because tin was becoming scarce and the Captain was short on canned milk.†
Chpt 7
- in the mountains where doctors were scarce
Chpt 19 *scarce = available less than desired