They had been ..... together, almost as if they were in their own private little world.
lonely - alone - only
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These multiple-choice tests are tricky, some, or even all, of the choices might seem feasible, but you have to pick the best answer out of those given (American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over these tests). The given question is an example of one where all of the choices seem possible. The best answer here seems to be "only" - "lonely" suggests a feeling that i