All 12 Uses of
inquire
in
The Scarlet Letter
- But now, should you go thither to seek him, you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor.†
Chpt Intr.
- "Wherefore dost thou desire it?" inquired Hester, shrinking, she hardly knew why, from this secret bond.†
Chpt 4 *
- "Why dost thou smile so at me?" inquired Hester, troubled at the expression of his eyes.†
Chpt 4
- "Is the worshipful Governor Bellingham within?" inquired Hester.†
Chpt 7
- Methinks, gentlemen, we need inquire no further.†
Chpt 8
- "You inquired of me, a little time agone," said he, at length, "my judgment as touching your health."†
Chpt 10
- "Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, to-morrow noontide?" inquired Pearl.†
Chpt 12
- And the next morning, the first indication the child gave of being awake was by popping up her head from the pillow, and making that other enquiry, which she had so unaccountably connected with her investigations about the scarlet letter— "Mother!†
Chpt 15
- "What does this sad little brook say, mother?" inquired she.†
Chpt 16
- "And will he always keep his hand over his heart?" inquired Pearl.†
Chpt 19
- The minister had inquired of Hester, with no little interest, the precise time at which the vessel might be expected to depart.†
Chpt 20
- "What mean you?" inquired Hester, startled more than she permitted to appear.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(inquire) to ask about or look into something