Both Uses of
inquiry
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- that accidentally hearing—(it was just as he had foretold, Mr Shepherd observed, Sir Walter's concerns could not be kept a secret,)—accidentally hearing of the possibility of Kellynch Hall being to let, and understanding his (Mr Shepherd's) connection with the owner, he had introduced himself to him in order to make particular inquiries, and had, in the course of a pretty long conference, expressed as strong an inclination for the place as a man who knew it only by description could feel;†
Chpt 3inquiries = questions or investigations
- "And who is Admiral Croft?" was Sir Walter's cold suspicious inquiry.†
Chpt 3 *inquiry = questioning or investigating
Definition:
a question or investigation -- especially one meant to gather information or find out the truth