Both Uses of
query
in
Childhood's End
- He would evade awkward queries in a manner that was a pleasure to behold, and then, quite unexpectedly, would become positively confiding.†
Chpt 17
- "But why does it need you?" queried Jan. With all its tremendous powers, surely it could do anything it pleased.†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
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(query) an instance of questioning -- especially of requesting information from a computer