All 8 Uses of
inquire
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- I am sure that you inquired your way merely in order that you might see him.†
Chpt 2 *inquired = asked about or looked into
- I then inquired as to the vessels which lay at present in the port of London.†
Chpt 5
- I perceive also that whoever addressed the envelope had to go and inquire as to the address.†
Chpt 6inquire = ask about or look into something
- He rushed fiercely forward, and the inquirer flitted away into the darkness.†
Chpt 7inquirer = someone who is asking a question or looking for information
- I came in by train this morning, and on inquiring at Paddington as to where I might find a doctor, a worthy fellow very kindly escorted me here.†
Chpt 9inquiring = asking about or looking into
- I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel Lysander Stark.†
Chpt 9inquired = asked about or looked into
- Far from hushing the thing up, I have brought a gentleman down from London to inquire more deeply into it.†
Chpt 11inquire = ask about or look into something
- I had almost overcome my pride so far as to go back to the agency and inquire whether the place was still open when I received this letter from the gentleman himself.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
to ask about or look into something