All 14 Uses of
inquire
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- "My dear Austin," she then inquired, "do you think it is better to be clever than to be good?"
Chpt 2 *inquired = asked
- "He is in love with this regal creature, then?" the Doctor inquired humorously.†
Chpt 4inquired = asked about or looked into
- "Won't his father take him into his business—his office?" she at last inquired.†
Chpt 5
- Mrs. Almond got up, and with a certain impatience: "Had you not better ask Mrs. Montgomery herself?" she inquired.†
Chpt 6
- Then at last, "Were you kindly intending to propose something for my advantage?" he inquired, looking up and smiling.†
Chpt 9
- "Allow me to inquire what you are living on now—though I admit," the Doctor added, "that the question, on my part, is inconsistent."†
Chpt 12inquire = ask about or look into something
- Catherine inquired, after another pause.†
Chpt 17inquired = asked about or looked into
- "My poor child, are you jealous of me?" she inquired.†
Chpt 17
- Mrs. Penniman inquired.†
Chpt 17
- "Do you mean that for an impertinence?" he inquired; an inquiry of which, as he made it, he quite perceived the grossness.†
Chpt 18
- Mrs. Penniman inquired.†
Chpt 19
- Mrs. Penniman inquired.†
Chpt 19
- Mrs. Almond inquired.†
Chpt 21
- "What will you do if you don't marry her?" she ventured to inquire in the course of this conversation.†
Chpt 28inquire = ask about or look into something
Definition:
to ask about or look into something