Travellers to this remote village can only wonder at its complete peace and
serenity.
(cannot but wonder; cannot do anything other than wonder)
Only can indicate an undesirable outcome:
Don’t go and see the film. You’ll only be disappointed.
As an adverb, the position of only varies, and often intonation or context is
required to make clear what is modified by only. Its most common position is,
however, mid position (
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to precede it:
He only rinsed the cups; he doesn’t even know how to wash up properly.
Such investments are only some of the ways in which you can prepare for
retirement.
Only I saw David leave; the others were too busy to notice.
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