All 12 Uses of
inquire
in
Great Expectations
- I derived from this, that Joe's education, like Steam, was yet in its infancy, Pursuing the subject, I inquired,— "Didn't you ever go to school, Joe, when you were as little as me?"†
p. 47.3inquired = asked about or looked into
- This is not for you to inquire into.†
p. 147.1 *inquire = ask about or look into something
- I therefore told him my small story, and laid stress on my being forbidden to inquire who my benefactor was.†
p. 186.7
- And as to the condition on which you hold your advancement in life,—namely, that you are not to inquire or discuss to whom you owe it,—you may be very sure that it will never be encroached upon, or even approached, by me, or by any one belonging to me.†
p. 191.7
- I inquired.†
p. 232.3inquired = asked about or looked into
- Does the thought-contracted brow of the local Sage or the lustrous eye of local Beauty inquire whose fortunes?†
p. 244.6inquire = ask about or look into something
- I explained that I was waiting to meet somebody who was coming up by coach, and I inquired after the Castle and the Aged.†
p. 275.0inquired = asked about or looked into
- I inquired was it a large household she was going to be a member of?†
p. 286.9
- "Then is it your opinion," I inquired, with some little indignation, "that a man should never—"†
p. 310.1
- "Have you ever seen a messenger you once sent to me," I inquired, "since he undertook that trust?"†
p. 338.5
- Mr. Jaggers looked at me inquiringly, and repeated "Mother?"†
p. 436.4inquiringly = in a manner that seeks information
- While it was preparing, I went to Satis House and inquired for Miss Havisham; she was still very ill, though considered something better.†
p. 447.3inquired = asked about or looked into
Definition:
to ask about or look into something