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Meanings of asked the mate in English

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Usage of asked the mate in English
1
So certain was I that I asked the mate, who answered morosely:
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
2
He ran down and asked the mate if he could help.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
3
Walter, looking at it, asked the mate if he would like to have it opened.
The South Sea Whaler
4
I asked the mate to fire our little yacht gun, in answer to the signals we had heard.
Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
5
And in an awful storm at sea she asked the mate what mizzen meant;
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21
6
I asked the mate next day whether he ordered Martin to do this, and he said, No, he volunteered it.
Oldport Days
7
At the same moment a woman, all trembling, came forward and asked the mate if they had got the man out.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
8
Feeling curious to know what the history of this isolated settlement might be, I asked the mate if he knew anything of it.
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
9
He slouched aft again presently, and asked the mate, in an amiable tone of voice, if he had "any (ruddy) noospapers from Sydney."
The Ebbing Of The Tide / South Sea Stories - 1896
10
I got the code word for "Mutiny-needassistance," and I asked the mate if he would signal if a vessel came near enough.
The After House
11
"What are you going to do with him?" I asked the mate.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
12
"Why, lads, what made you shout out in that fashion?" asked the mate.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
13
"Are you the only two?" asked the mate, who was steering.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
14
"Captain Wass, will you step aside with me a moment?" asked the mate.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
15
"Are you sure that those are people?" asked the mate.
The South Sea Whaler
16
"What is that you have got there?" asked the mate, turning round to him.
The South Sea Whaler
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