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Search phrase: desolate

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Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.65And in a moment makes them desolate.And in a moment makes them desolate.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.57desolate. I see them lay their heads together to surprisedesolate. I see them lay their heades together to surprize
MacbethMac IV.iii.1Let us seek out some desolate shade, and thereLet vs seeke out some desolate shade,
Richard IIR2 I.ii.73Desolate, desolate will I hence and die.Desolate, desolate will I hence, and dye,
The TempestTem III.iii.81Which here, in this most desolate isle, else fallsWhich here, in this most desolate Isle, else fals
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.171Alas, poor lady, desolate and left!Alas (poore Lady) desolate, and left;

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Glossary

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bleakexposed, windswept, desolate
desert, desartdesolate, lonely, isolated
desert, desartdesolate place, wilderness
uncheerfulcheerless, joyless, desolate
wastedesolate time or place

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desolatebleak
desolateuncheerful
desolatedesert, desart
desolate placedesert, desart
desolate time or placewaste
place, desolatedesert, desart
place, desolatewaste
time, desolatewaste

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DESOLATEBASICdesolate adj, desolation n

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