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I wish to be alone, that is the last favor I request So he was left alone--alone during this long bitter night before his doom!

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  1. adjective Being apart from others; solitary.
  2. adjective Being without anyone or anything else; only.
  3. adjective Considered separately from all others of the same class.
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  • Safari browsing - This alone is a winner for me, being able to surf over 3g to any site without having to fiddle around the page or find some mobile variant that may fit my screen size. —  The Inquirer
  • This alone is a massive betrayal by the UK government of SF and those who voted for them, many of whom have suffered in the past at the hands of these outfits. —  Slugger O'Toole
  • California alone is the second-largest producer of pistachios in the world. —  KTVB.com Local News
  • Now this alone is a shining example of a prized possession, a gift from a friend, a friend I haven't seen or spoken to in quite a long time. —  Branded in the 80s!
  • It will work to actively unify Afghanistan to the Khilafah, and this alone is the practical manner to end all American and Indian mischief from Afghanistan. —  Khilafah.com - Building a global movement for Khilafah
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English : al, all; see all + one, one; see one.

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  1. from Middle English alone, al on, usually separated, al one (= German allein = Dutch alleen = Danish alene): al, English all, adverb; one, orig. a dissyllable, from Anglo-Saxon āna, alone, weak inflection of ān, one: see all and one. The pronunciation given to one in al-one, at-one, on-ly, is strictly regular; the pronunciation “wun” given to the simple word is a comparatively modern corruption. In modern dial. or colloq. use abbrev. lone, as an attributive. In most instances alone may be construed equally well as adjective or adverb; no separation is here made.
 

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