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でも
ひと
だけありません
But, just one thing is missing.
This sentence is somewhat unusual for two reasons. First, だけ is usually paired with a positive verb (unlike しか), but in this common pattern, a negative verb is used to mean 'just one thing (is missing)'. See also 一冊だけたりない。 and 10円だけ足りない。
Second, the subject marker が that would be expected to follow だけ has been omitted, giving a more casual or childlike feel to the sentence.
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
おんな
  The Girl by Hashizume Akiko
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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2
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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