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The phrase "asking the book" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to inquiring about information from a book, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "I was asking the book for guidance on the topic, but it didn't provide the answers I needed."
Alternatives: "consulting the book" or "inquiring from the book".
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More than 100 years later an all-female septet from New York adopted the title of the novel, with the book becoming something of an oracle for band members, apparently asking the book various questions opening it on random pages for the answers.
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"You're a writer and never thought of this?" the character asks the book's narrator, a journalist.
"In this whole story, that's the shocking detail?" she asks the book's version of an Oprah Winfrey.
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I asked the book's editor, Fred Hills, if he had hoped the book would also point out areas that need improvement -- not just the strengths.
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When my alarm went off, I asked the book reader what had happened, he told me how the drunk guy had been trying to touch me.
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