alone

/əˈloʊn/

Syllables a·lone

Stress a-LOAN

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

lone

/loʊn/

long o

Meaning

by oneself; without other people

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + lone=/loʊn/(loan)

Example

She prefers to be alone after work.