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The phrase needs to be in a sentence to give proper meaning, Anon. He finally returned to the house only to find his son's lifeless body. -- when he returned to the house, he found his son's body [the action is being emphasized] Tom
- The phrase needs to be in a sentence to give proper meaning, Anon.
- He finally returned to the house only to find his son's lifeless body.
- -- when he returned to the house, he found his son's body [the action is being emphasized] Tom
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The phrase needs to be in a sentence to give proper meaning, Anon.
He finally returned to the house only to find his son's lifeless body.
-- when he returned to the house, he found his son's body [the action is being emphasized]
Tom
He finally returned to the house only to find his son's lifeless body.
-- when he returned to the house, he found his son's body [the action is being emphasized]
Tom
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Anonymous what's the meaning of " only to find "See this: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/only-to-do-something
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Anonymous what's the meaning of " only to find "You can't expect to get a very good answer when you give no context. Three words is nowhere near enough. Give us at least a full sentence.
Meanwhile, take a look at the link below. Those words seem to indicate the presence of an infinitive of result.
CJ
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