recluse
part of speech
noun (a recluse, recluses)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who lives alone and avoids being with other people. tree →
2) A brown recluse is a kind of poisonous spider in the USA. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, a recluse may live in a lonely house on a hill, and the children are curious about them; often the recluse turns out to be kind. In nature lessons in the USA, the brown recluse spider is one to avoid. Phrases: live as a recluse, a lonely recluse, brown recluse.
examples
- The old man lived as a recluse in the woods. tree →
- People thought the recluse was scary, but he was just shy. tree →
- In the story, the children made friends with the recluse next door. tree →
- She became a recluse after her husband died. tree →
- The brown recluse spider can give a nasty bite. tree →
- A recluse rarely leaves the house. tree →
- Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery. tree →
note
Countable: a recluse, recluses. The adjective is "reclusive". It is said "REK-loose" or "ri-KLOOSE". Do not judge or tease someone because they keep to themselves; being shy or quiet is not wrong. Safety in the USA: do not touch brown recluse spiders; tell an adult.
Trees and pragmatics
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