inquire

• Mr. Sumner called upon me to inquire, and anxious to know, whether I could attend the session of Monday and present the resolutions. —  Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
• A sign "Chocolat" on a door in a side street made us inquire, and, curiously enough, we found this also to be a little restaurant kept by two other milliners. —  On the Fringe of the Great Fight
• Ransom was now impelled to inquire, as Mr. Pardon (even the name at present came back to him) appeared sufficiently to have introduced himself We want to know how she feels about to-night; what report she makes of her nerves, her anticipations; how she looked, what she had on, up to six o'clock. —  The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)
• From circumstances into which we need not inquire, his family was induced to remove from Kelso to London. —  The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
• In the morning the king came as usual to inquire, and was surprised to hear his daughter and the prince talking gaily together. —  Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know

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