The correct option is E. The statement in option E implies that Ivan Llyich has isolated himself from his family and friends and he lives all alone in his thoughts and mind. He believed that none of his family understand him and that they did not sympathize with his condition. The statement is a statement of a lonely man.
Verb: the word "asked" is the action of requesting information.
Answer:
Barnardo said "Sit down for a while, and we’ll tell you again the story you don’t want to believe, about what we’ve seen two nights now.
Polonius said "My son has worn me down by asking me so many times. In the end I grudgingly consented. I beg you, let him go."