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Meanings of quite unable in English

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Usage of quite unable in English
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She was quite unable to supply him with the information he required.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
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But Janet proved quite unable to get them on without his help.
Charmed Life
3
So far, we have been quite unable to communicate with these beings.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
4
He was superannuated from Harrow, being quite unable to pass his exams.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
5
But he was quite unable to assist the objects of the inquiry.
The Woman in White
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I was puzzled at the situation, and quite unable to explain it.
Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
7
He lay crushed and in great pain, quite unable to get up.
Japanese Fairy Tales
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The genius of Locke or Clarke is quite unable to solve them.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
9
The Spaniards were quite unable to cope with such a prodigious calamity.
The Philippine Islands / A Political, Geographical, Ethnographic...
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I was quite unable to speak, but I wrenched my hand loose.
When a Man Marries
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It was almost dead, and quite unable to show any more fight.
Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
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Many persons, otherwise gifted, are quite unable to learn any foreign tongue.
China and the Chinese
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Others have come for a visit, and found themselves quite unable to leave.
The Irish Times
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But Flavian, now he had started, seemed quite unable to stop.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
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Because of the armor she was wearing, he was quite unable to tell.
Eight Days of Luke
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She was quite unable to account for it; she could only declare it.
Poor Miss Finch
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