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    desolation

    US /ˌdɛsəˈleʃən, ˌdɛz-/

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    UK /ˌdesəˈleɪʃn/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounState of being decayed or destroyed
    After the storm we looked at the desolation of the trees

    Video subtitles

    Céline Dion - How Does A Moment Last Forever (From "Beauty and the Beast")

    03:43Céline Dion - How Does A Moment Last Forever (From "Beauty and the Beast")
    • ♪ Love pays no mind to desolation ♪

      ♪ Love pays no mind to desolation ♪

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which  glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a  

      setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which  glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a  

    B2

    The Feeling That Nothing Is Fun Anymore

    09:20The Feeling That Nothing Is Fun Anymore
    • You do things, you accomplish things, you obtain things, but nothing ever solves it that ping disquiet unrest and desolation.

      You do things, you accomplish things, you obtain things, but nothing ever solves it that ping disquiet unrest and desolation.

    B1

    What happened to the only Japanese passenger on the Titanic?

    02:52What happened to the only Japanese passenger on the Titanic?
    • "Somehow, I could in no way dispel the feeling of utter dread and desolation," Hosono wrote.

      "Somehow, I could in no way dispel the feeling of utter dread and desolation," Hosono wrote.

    B2

    How Does A Moment Last Forever - Celine Dion Lyrics

    03:34How Does A Moment Last Forever - Celine Dion Lyrics
    • It is love we must hold on to, never easy but we try Sometimes our happiness is captured, some have a time and place and still Love lives on inside our hearts and always will Minutes turn to hours, days to years and on But when all else has been forgotten, still our song lives on Maybe some moments weren't so perfect, maybe some memories last so sweet But we have to know some bad times, for our lives are incomplete And when the shadows overtake us, just when we feel our hope is gone We'll hear our song and know once more, a love lives on Ooooh And how does a moment last forever, how does our happiness endure Through the darkest of our troubles, love is beauty, love is pure Love frees the mind to desolation, it flows like a river through the soul Protects, rescues and perseveres, it makes us whole Minutes turn to hours, days to years that go When all else has been forgotten, still our song lives on How does a moment last forever, when our song lives on How does a moment last forever

      It is love we must hold on to, never easy but we try Sometimes our happiness is captured, some have a time and place and still Love lives on inside our hearts and always will Minutes turn to hours, days to years and on But when all else has been forgotten, still our song lives on Maybe some moments weren't so perfect, maybe some memories last so sweet But we have to know some bad times, for our lives are incomplete And when the shadows overtake us, just when we feel our hope is gone We'll hear our song and know once more, a love lives on Ooooh And how does a moment last forever, how does our happiness endure Through the darkest of our troubles, love is beauty, love is pure Love frees the mind to desolation, it flows like a river through the soul Protects, rescues and perseveres, it makes us whole Minutes turn to hours, days to years that go When all else has been forgotten, still our song lives on How does a moment last forever, when our song lives on How does a moment last forever

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

      red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye,

    B2

    How Tennyson Grieves In Poetry

    07:38How Tennyson Grieves In Poetry
    • In the second and third stanzas, the speaker turns away from the waves and observes a world that's indifferent to his desolation.

      In the second and third stanzas, the speaker turns away from the waves and observes a world that's indifferent to his desolation.

    B1

    Part 1 - The Secret Garden Audiobook by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Chs 01-10)

    15:32Part 1 - The Secret Garden Audiobook by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Chs 01-10)
    • rooms. "What desolation!" she heard one voice say.

      rooms. "What desolation!" she heard one voice say.

    B1

    Ecological Succession: Change is Good - Crash Course Ecology #6

    10:02Ecological Succession: Change is Good - Crash Course Ecology #6
    • into pure desolation, that's called a primary succession:

      into pure desolation, that's called a primary succession:

    B1

    How the American dream went wrong in Detroit

    22:40How the American dream went wrong in Detroit
    • almost every street there are signs of urban decay and a sense of desolation. There's also

      almost every street there are signs of urban decay and a sense of desolation. There's also

    B1