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deserted

/dəˈzɜɹtəd/ adjective B2
  1. Abandoned, without people.
  2. desolate
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They all knew where that place was, but few of the Jungle People ever went there, because what they called the Cold Lairs was an old deserted city, lost and buried in the jungle, and beasts seldom use a place that men have once used.
The Jungle Book, p. 46 · B2
The long platform was almost deserted; the only living creature in sight being a girl who was sitting on a pile of shingles at the extreme end.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 12 · C1
Marilla felt deserted by everyone.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 97 · C1
“I did not like to be deserted this way.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 22 · B2

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