To be the one man//the only man who could take such a city
Agamemnon had long wished to be the one man who could take such a city, as rich and strong as it (Troy) was. ... the only man who could take such a rich and strong city as Troy was.
Hi, Does the second in the above correctly take the first? Thanks.
Top answer
Yes, but 'one' indicates his resolve to take it, while 'only' does not.
— Mister Micawber
Yes, but 'one' indicates his resolve to take it, while 'only' does not.
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