lone

«lone» in Mova's school dictionary: alone, the only one there, with no others — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (lone)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lone means alone, the only one there, with no others. tree →

2) A lone parent brings up a child alone. tree →

3) «A lone wolf» is a person who likes to do things alone. tree →

4) In the phrase 'let alone', lone is a short form of alone, meaning not to mention. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths it means one single thing, the number 1, which is easy to miss; «a lone bird joined by 5» makes 6. In stories it sets a quiet or lonely picture: a lone tree, a lone rider, a lone figure in the snow.

examples

• A lone bird sat on the fence. tree →
• The lone apple left on the tree fell. tree →
• Then 5 more birds joined the lone bird. tree →
• A lone tree stood on the hill. tree →
• The lone rider crossed the desert. tree →
• He is a bit of a lone wolf and likes to work alone. tree →
• A lone light shone in the window. tree →
• She was the lone girl on the football team. tree →

note

«Lone» comes only before a noun (a lone bird); after a verb use «alone» (the bird was alone). «Lonely» is different: it means sad because you are alone. Do not confuse with «loan» (something lent), which sounds the same. Maths: means exactly 1. Trap: easy to miss as a number.

In the corpora

• Each time the Cat listens, says the animal is foolish, walks home by his wild lone, and tells nobody.
• A tall lone tree is a dangerous place to shelter, because lightning often strikes tall objects.
• Standing under a lone tree in a thunderstorm is dangerous.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lone» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.