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was querying

  • past progressive of query.

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“I said, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe it, I was querying the wrong directory,’” he says.

From Science Magazine Jul. 23, 2015

Benjamin was querying, as he spoke, whether Captain Homes had disclosed the fact of his being a runaway.

From From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)

While he was querying about the genuineness of the letter from Governor Keith, Captain Homes arrived in Boston, and first of all called upon his father Franklin.

From From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)

What did Pitt mean by those last words? she was querying.

From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan

Miss Munch was querying as Claire stepped into the dressing-room.

From The Blood Red Dawn by Dobie, Charles Caldwell