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alone

/əˈloʊn/ adverb A1
  1. By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. · She walked home alone.
  2. Without outside help. · The job was too hard for me to do alone.
  3. Not permitting anything further; exclusively. · The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.
  4. Not requiring anything further; merely. · Oral antibiotics alone won't clear the infection.
  5. Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset. · Her wardrobe is huge. She has three racks for blazers alone.· The first sentence alone sold me on the book.
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It was many months since she had mentioned his name to Elizabeth; but now, as soon as they were alone together, she said,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 308 · B2
I am glad of one thing, that he comes alone; because we shall see the less of him.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 308 · B2
She left Dorothy alone and went back to the others.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 66 · B2
Of course this politeness was wasted on the Scarecrow; for when he found himself alone in his room he stood stupidly in one spot, just within the doorway, to wait till morning.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 66 · B2

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