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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m1)

2) A lone parent brings up a child alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m2)

3) «A lone wolf» is a person who likes to do things alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m3)

4) In the phrase 'let alone', lone is a short form of alone, meaning not to mention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x1)
- The lone apple left on the tree fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x2)
- Then 5 more birds joined the lone bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x3)
- A lone tree stood on the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x4)
- The lone rider crossed the desert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x5)
- He is a bit of a lone wolf and likes to work alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x6)
- A lone light shone in the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x7)
- She was the lone girl on the football team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant/11/)
- [A tall lone tree is a dangerous place to shelter, because lightning often strikes tall objects.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/15-weather-signs/15/)
- [Standing under a lone tree in a thunderstorm is dangerous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lone» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.