All 28 Uses of
inquiry
in
Anna Karenina
- But as he approached his mother-in-law, he responded in a mournful and crestfallen tone to her inquiries about Dolly's health.†
Part 1 *inquiries = questions or investigations
- As soon as the old prince turned away from him, Levin went out unnoticed, and the last impression he carried away with him of that evening was the smiling, happy face of Kitty answering Vronsky's inquiry about the ball.†
Part 1inquiry = questioning or investigating
- "At the top, 12 and 13," the porter answered Levin's inquiry.†
Part 1
- No one knows; only their host's valet, in answer to their inquiry whether any 'young ladies' are living on the top floor, answered that there were a great many of them about there.†
Part 2
- Agafea Mihalovna, always very anxious for the credit of the house, met him in the hall with inquiries about dinner.†
Part 2inquiries = questions or investigations
- And, disagreeable as it was to the princess to seem to take the first step in wishing to make the acquaintance of Madame Stahl, who thought fit to give herself airs, she made inquiries about Varenka, and, having ascertained particulars about her tending to prove that there could be no harm though little good in the acquaintance, she herself approached Varenka and made acquaintance with her.†
Part 2
- Kitty let her eyes rest on Varenka's face, with a look of dismay and inquiry.†
Part 2inquiry = questioning or investigating
- Parmenitch, a talkative, comely old man, gave Levin a very warm welcome, showed him all he was doing, told him everything about his bees and the swarms of that year; but gave vague and unwilling answers to Levin's inquiries about the mowing.†
Part 3inquiries = questions or investigations
- It happened that the famous Commission of the 2nd of June had set on foot an inquiry into the irrigation of lands in the Zaraisky province, which fell under Alexey Alexandrovitch's department, and was a glaring example of fruitless expenditure and paper reforms.†
Part 3inquiry = questioning or investigating
- The new commission for the inquiry into the condition of the native tribes in all its branches had been formed and despatched to its destination with an unusual speed and energy inspired by Alexey Alexandrovitch.†
Part 4
- Alexey Alexandrovitch stroked his son's hair, answered the governess's inquiries about his wife, and asked what the doctor had said of the baby.†
Part 4inquiries = questions or investigations
- I made inquiries in all directions.†
Part 5
- To all inquiries made him as to how he felt, he made the same answer with an expression of vindictive reproachfulness, "I'm suffering horribly, intolerably!"†
Part 5
- Answering inquiries about the disposition of Anna Arkadyevna's rooms and belongings, he had exercised immense self-control to appear like a man in whose eyes what had occurred was not unforeseen nor out of the ordinary course of events, and he attained his aim: no one could have detected in him signs of despair.†
Part 5
- Lidia Ivanovna made inquiries through her friends as to what those infamous people, as she called Anna and Vronsky, intended doing, and she endeavored so to guide every movement of her friend during those days that he could not come across them.†
Part 5
- Already he saw himself a deceived husband, looked upon by his wife and her lover as simply necessary to provide them with the conveniences and pleasures of life....But in spite of that he made polite and hospitable inquiries of Vassenka about his shooting, his gun, and his boots, and agreed to go shooting next day.†
Part 6
- "That's Princess Varvara," Anna said in reply to a glance of inquiry from Dolly as the char-a-banc drove up.†
Part 6inquiry = questioning or investigating
- Anna was disconcerted by the intent look of inquiry Dolly fixed upon her.†
Part 6
- I have lived through the misery, the dread, and now for a long while past, especially since we've been here, I've been so happy!" she said, with a timid smile of inquiry looking at Dolly.†
Part 6
- Dolly simply wondered at all she had not seen before, and, anxious to understand it all, made minute inquiries about everything, which gave Vronsky great satisfaction.†
Part 6inquiries = questions or investigations
- Darya Alexandrovna looked with timid inquiry into his energetic face, which under the lime-trees was continually being lighted up in patches by the sunshine, and then passing into complete shadow again.†
Part 6inquiry = questioning or investigating
- I cannot bear this falsity!" he said, with a vigorous gesture of refusal, and he looked with gloomy inquiry towards Darya Alexandrovna.†
Part 6
- When Anna found Dolly at home before her, she looked intently in her eyes, as though questioning her about the talk she had had with Vronsky, but she made no inquiry in words.†
Part 6
- "Yes, there's a meeting of the Society of Amateurs today in commemoration of the jubilee of Svintitch," said Katavasov in answer to Levin's inquiry.†
Part 7
- Levin answered, and repeated an inquiry about Madame Apraksina's sudden death.†
Part 7
- Without allowing himself even to think of what was to come, of how it would end, judging from his inquiries as to the usual duration of these ordeals, Levin had in his imagination braced himself to bear up and to keep a tight rein on his feelings for five hours, and it had seemed to him he could do this.†
Part 7inquiries = questions or investigations
- The shriek was so awful that Levin did not even jump up, but holding his breath, gazed in terrified inquiry at the doctor.†
Part 7inquiry = questioning or investigating
- Though he asked no one about it, reluctantly and with feigned indifference answered his friends' inquiries as to how the book was going, and did not even inquire of the booksellers how the book was selling, Sergey Ivanovitch was all on the alert, with strained attention, watching for the first impression his book would make in the world and in literature.†
Part 8inquiries = questions or investigations
Definition:
a question or investigation -- especially one meant to gather information or find out the truth