All 7 Uses of
inquire
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- "You are sure he used a key?" he inquired at last.†
p. 9..9
- It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were only inquiring his way; but the moon shone on his face as he spoke, and the girl was pleased to watch it, it seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition, yet with something high too, as of a well-founded self-content.†
p. 29..2
- "Is this Mr. Hyde a person of small stature?" he inquired.†
p. 31..4
- "Is that from Dr. Jekyll, sir?" inquired the clerk.†
p. 41..1
- he inquired suddenly.
p. 41..5 *inquired = asked about or looked into
- "Tut-tut," said Mr. Utterson; and then after a considerable pause, "Can't I do anything?" he inquired.†
p. 44..8
- I smiled to myself, and, in my psychological way began lazily to inquire into the elements of this illusion, occasionally, even as I did so, dropping back into a comfortable morning doze.†
p. 93..1
Definition:
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(inquire) to ask about or look into something