と彼女は尋ねた

she asked

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she asked A narrative tag commonly placed after quoted speech to indicate that a woman asked the question.
JA: 「どこに行くの?」と彼女は尋ねた。
EN: “Where are you going?” she asked.

「予定表はないの?」と彼女は尋ねた。

“Don’t you have a schedule?” she asked.

それで私が困るか、と彼女は尋ねた。

“Would that be a problem for me?” she asked.

「そんなこと、やるつもりじゃないでしょうね?」と彼女は尋ねた。

“You’re not planning to do that, are you?” she asked.