All 9 Uses of
inquiry
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- There has been constant inquiry for cheap raisins, and a great cry for whistles, and trumpets, and jew's-harps; and at least a dozen little boys have asked for molasses-candy.†
Chpt 5 *inquiry = questioning or investigating
- Always, in his interviews with Phoebe, the artist made especial inquiry as to the welfare of Clifford, whom, except at the Sunday festival, he seldom saw.†
Chpt 12
- At almost every step in life, we meet with young men of just about Holgrave's age, for whom we anticipate wonderful things, but of whom, even after much and careful inquiry, we never happen to hear another word.†
Chpt 12
- Again, when the lawyers were making inquiry for the missing document, it was a by-word that it would never be found, unless in the wizard's skeleton hand.†
Chpt 13
- Alice looked towards her father, in surprise and inquiry.†
Chpt 13
- You will therefore oblige me, my dear Alice, by answering this person's inquiries, and complying with his lawful and reasonable requests, so far as they may appear to have the aforesaid object in view.†
Chpt 13inquiries = questions or investigations
- Gazing at her brother with an affrighted glance of inquiry, she beheld him all in a tremor and a quake, from head to foot, while, amid these commoted elements of passion or alarm, still flickered his gusty mirth.†
Chpt 16inquiry = questioning or investigating
- And one of the Judge's hired men has been in, this morning, to make inquiry about him.†
Chpt 19
- And yet, as he felt the necessity of responding to her look of inquiry, the smile disappeared.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
a question or investigation -- especially one meant to gather information or find out the truth