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desert

/ˈdɛz.ɚt/ adjective C2
  1. Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited. · They were marooned on a desert island in the Pacific.
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You have deprived the best years of his life of that independence which was no less his due than his desert.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 223 · B2
“At the East, not far from here,” said one, “there is a great desert, and none could live to cross it.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2
“The North is my home,” said the old lady, “and at its edge is the same great desert that surrounds this Land of Oz.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2
“Give me two or three days to consider the matter and I’ll try to find a way to carry you over the desert.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 112 · B2

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