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Meanings of ask the meaning in English

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Usage of ask the meaning in English
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Passing autos had stopped to ask the meaning of his flashlight.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
2
We cannot ask the meaning of this remarkable increase of strength.
Stepping Heavenward
3
John did not require to ask the meaning of his words.
The Iron Horse
4
And that being the case, may I ask the meaning of the visit?
John Halifax, Gentleman
5
He turned, leaning forward, as though to ask the meaning of this outrage.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
6
Now, Dick, there's no time to ask the meaning of your miraculous doings.
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
7
But he was too ill and weak to ask the meaning of this riddle.
What's Bred in the Bone
8
I don't need to ask the meaning of your 'but.'
A Siren
9
Why didn't you ask the meaning of it before?
The Blue Lagoon
10
First some will ask the meaning of a name at the head of my page.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
11
Every day he used to read the Scriptures with me, and ask the meaning of each verse.
Woman and Her Saviour in Persia / By a Returned Missionary
12
Robbie was too drowsy to ask the meaning of these sights, and he soon slept once more.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
13
I only ask the meaning of this.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser / A Brave Fight Against Odds
14
They proceeded but slowly, for Raphael stopped continually to ask the meaning of something new to him.
The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and C...
15
Devine, after the approved stage fashion, said "May I ask the meaning of this intrusion?"
The Chequers / Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set ...
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She often stopped him to ask the meaning of a passage, and never did she ask in vain.
Patsy
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