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Alone

adverb

1.

Without any others being included or involved. Synonyms: entirely, exclusively, only, solely. "A school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children" , "He works for Mr. Smith exclusively" , "Did it solely for money" , "The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone" , "A privilege granted only to him"

2.

Without anybody else or anything else. Synonyms: solo, unaccompanied. "The pillar stood alone, supporting nothing" , "He flew solo"

adjective

1.

Isolated from others. "Was alone with her thoughts" , "I want to be alone"

2.

Lacking companions or companionship. Synonyms: lone, lonely, solitary. "She is alone much of the time" , "The lone skier on the mountain" , "A lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel" , "A lonely soul" , "A solitary traveler"

3.

Exclusive of anyone or anything else. Synonym: only. "Cannot live by bread alone" , "I'll have this car and this car only"

4.

Radically distinctive and without equal. Synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled. "This theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem" , "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint" , "Craftsmen whose skill is unequaled" , "Unparalleled athletic ability" , "A breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

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"Alone" Quotes from Famous Books

... Hyde was at that moment in the Belvedere Club, singing the Marseillaise, and listening to a very inflammatory speech from the French Minister. But a couple of hours later, Arenta's "wonder" would have touched the truth. He was then alone, and very ill satisfied; for, after some ...

— The Maid of Maiden Lane • Amelia E. Barr

... a small firelit room With yellow candles burning straight, And glowing pictures in the gloom, And kindly books that hold me late. Of things like these I love to think When I can never be alone: Then some one says, "Another drink?"— And turns my ...

— The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon • Siegfried Sassoon

... h'isted danger signals when women heave in sight—and agreed that 'twas kind of poky bein' all alone. Then they talked about the weather, and about the price of coal, and about the new plush coat Cap'n Jabez Bailey's wife had just got, and how folks didn't see how she could afford it with Jabez out of work, and ...

— Thankful's Inheritance • Joseph C. Lincoln

... of this threatening attitude of the governor, Husbands was acquitted on every charge, and Fanning was found guilty on six separate indictments. There was also a verdict given against three Regulators. This was the decision of the jury alone. That of the judges showed a different spirit. They punished Fanning by fining him one penny on each charge, while the Regulators were each sentenced to fifty pounds fine and six months' imprisonment. To support this one-sided justice Tryon threatened the Regulators with fire and sword, ...

— Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris

... conjectures that no less than 50,000 perished within a year, all of whom were buried in Walter Manny's cemetery, near the Charterhouse. Another chronicler states that 200 were buried there alone between February and April, 1349.—Avesbury (Rolls ...

— London and the Kingdom - Volume I • Reginald R. Sharpe

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