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Meanings of putting the question in English

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Usage of putting the question in English
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He simply got madder and madder, putting the question again and again.
Cat’s Cradle
2
The speaker little knew how Toni blessed her for putting the question.
The Making of a Soul
3
She called him so, without my even putting the question to her.
The Clever Woman of the Family
4
But Christ's way of putting the question sweeps all such limitations aside.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Luke
5
He refrained from putting the question of how she had come there.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 3
6
So I'm putting the question to you: what should I ask?
Wired
7
And he could not refrain from putting the question to Elijah.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
8
He was putting the question to himself more than to her.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
9
He spoke aloud, but he was putting the question to himself.
The Summons
10
On this second occasion, however, I decided on putting the question.'
The New Magdalen
11
These are only other forms of putting the question, What is the Trinity?
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
12
What place could be better for putting the question he had to ask?
The Duke's Children
13
I reckon you're-er-married-eh?-witha slight suggestion of putting the question delicately.
Openings in the Old Trail
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He was loud for the first time in his life in putting the question.
Armadale
15
No; and I am astonished at your putting the question.
A Crooked Path: A Novel
16
The opportunity of putting the question was now before him.
The Fallen Leaves
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Putting the question through the time
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