* Adjective: Describes a noun. Example: "The isolated cabin stood on the mountainside."
* Verb (past participle): Used as part of a verb phrase. Example: "The scientist isolated the virus."
* Verb (past tense): Describes an action that happened in the past. Example: "The city was isolated by the storm."
To determine the part of speech, look at the context of the sentence and how the word is used.