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Example sentences for "inquired what"

  • I inquired what examination I would have to submit to, and he replied, "None at all;" he would admit me on the ground of general intelligence.

  • I inquired what he wanted, and he said he wanted to do something bold, something that would make him a hero.

  • Bidding him good morning I had scarcely taken my seat when he produced a miniature from his pocket, and earnestly gazing upon me inquired what I thought of the character of the individual depicted in it.

  • Wang began by addressing him as "Professor;" whereupon the priest, who thought the stranger had come to consult him as a doctor, inquired what might be the disease from which he was suffering.

  • The young man, however, inquired what he was doing in that part of the country, and expressed great sympathy with his misfortunes, recommending him to set about taking pupils.

  • Isabella, after telling Mary what an excellent character she had heard of her, inquired what it was she most wanted; and Mary said that she had just worked up all her flax, and she was most in want of more flax for her wheel.

  • Illustration: Inquired what it was she most wanted.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    always knew; always represented; amende honorable; another minute; appropriations made; been established; believe that; ces messieurs; evident enough; general officer; her neck; here below; inquired what; inquired whether; our troops; permanent magnet; planetary motion; read over; real gold; ruler over; said just; short circuited; south pole