All 17 Uses of

inquiry

in

Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky

In any case, it would have been difficult to find out beforehand and with certainty, with greater exactness and less risk, and without dangerous inquiries and investigations, that next day at a certain time an old woman, on whose life an attempt was contemplated, would be at home and entirely alone.†
Chpt 1.5

inquiries = questions or investigations

I went to the house, and began to make careful inquiries without saying a word to anyone.†
Chpt 2.4

Excuse me, I fancied so from your inquiry.†
Chpt 2.5 *

inquiry = questioning or investigating

Then followed an inquiry about breakfast and an invitation to have it with them; they had waited to have it with him.†
Chpt 3.2

All was regular and in order; the medical inquiry diagnosed apoplexy due to bathing immediately after a heavy dinner and a bottle of wine, and indeed it could have proved nothing else.†
Chpt 4.1

I enlarged upon your qualities and conduct in my letter solely in response to your sister's and mother's inquiries, how I found you, and what impression you made on me.†
Chpt 4.2

inquiries = questions or investigations

"Porfiry Petrovitch," he began resolutely, though with considerable irritation, "yesterday you expressed a desire that I should come to you for some inquiries" (he laid special stress on the word "inquiries").†
Chpt 4.5

"Porfiry Petrovitch," he began resolutely, though with considerable irritation, "yesterday you expressed a desire that I should come to you for some inquiries" (he laid special stress on the word "inquiries").†
Chpt 4.5

I'm always sitting and so glad to be moving about for five minutes...I suffer from my sedentary life...I always intend to join a gymnasium; they say that officials of all ranks, even Privy Councillors, may be seen skipping gaily there; there you have it, modern science...yes, yes....But as for my duties here, inquiries and all such formalities...you mentioned inquiries yourself just now... I assure you these interrogations are sometimes more embarrassing for the interrogator than for the interrogated....You made the observation yourself just now very aptly and wittily.†
Chpt 4.5

I'm always sitting and so glad to be moving about for five minutes...I suffer from my sedentary life...I always intend to join a gymnasium; they say that officials of all ranks, even Privy Councillors, may be seen skipping gaily there; there you have it, modern science...yes, yes....But as for my duties here, inquiries and all such formalities...you mentioned inquiries yourself just now... I assure you these interrogations are sometimes more embarrassing for the interrogator than for the interrogated....You made the observation yourself just now very aptly and wittily.†
Chpt 4.5

You spoke of formality just now, apropos of the inquiry, you know.†
Chpt 4.5

inquiry = questioning or investigating

I was vexed and I lost my sleep, and I began making inquiries.†
Chpt 4.6

inquiries = questions or investigations

Svidrigailov got up, laughed, kissed his betrothed, patted her cheek, declared he would soon come back, and noticing in her eyes, together with childish curiosity, a sort of earnest dumb inquiry, reflected and kissed her again, though he felt sincere anger inwardly at the thought that his present would be immediately locked up in the keeping of the most sensible of mothers.†
Chpt 6.6

inquiry = questioning or investigating

He began shivering, and for one moment he gazed at the black waters of the Little Neva with a look of special interest, even inquiry.†
Chpt 6.6

I made many inquiries about you.†
Chpt 6.8

inquiries = questions or investigations

Definition:

the act of asking a question or performing an investigation