All 5 Uses of
inquire
in
Brave New World
- Whisk, Passion; whisk, Requiem; whisk, Symphony; whisk ..."Going to the Feelies this evening, Henry?" enquired the Assistant Predestinator.†
p. 35.4 *enquired = asked about or looked intounconventional spelling: This is the more common British spelling. Americans use inquired more commonly.
- "Why do the smoke-stacks have those things like balconies around them?" enquired Lenina.†
p. 73.6
- Turning towards him, "What were you playing this afternoon?" the girl on his left enquired.†
p. 79.6
- "Well," Lenina enquired, with significant archness when they met next afternoon on the roof, "did you think it was fun yesterday?"†
p. 92.9
- "What's in those" (remembering The Merchant of Venice) "those caskets?" the Savage enquired when Bernard had rejoined him.†
p. 164.8
Definition:
to ask about or look into something