“Alone, without anyone else” is the dictionary definition for a word used in the following paragraph from “Kileken, Orphan Boy of the Sky.” TYPE the word in the paragraph that matches this definition.

Many years ago in Kenya, a solitary old man lived in a tiny hut. His back always ached, and he struggled to tend to all his cattle and complete his chores each day. On one particularly difficult morning, the old man raised his arms to the sun and begged for assistance.