Conjectured
[kən'dʒektʃəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Conjecture
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Examples
- Again, it is conjectured that bismuth is the end-product of the thorium series. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Again he laughed, adding, It is precisely as I conjectured. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The declivity was so small, that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Others conjectured that she was going to be married, and that the settlements were preparing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They undoubtedly showed that the affair was much deeper than was at first conjectured. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, it is conjectured to be so. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He conjectured that in vaccinal immunity the virus is accompanied by a substance which makes the nervous tissue unfavorable for the development of the mic robe. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Marianne lifted up her eyes in astonishment, and Elinor conjectured that she might as well have held her tongue. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- At early dawn the vessel was discovered bearing in shore; it was conjectured that it would cast anchor about five miles from land. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It may be a candle in a house, I then conjectured; but if so, I can never reach it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He observed the actions of magnets, and conjectured the fundamental identity of magnetism and electricity. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Louis Moore conjectured. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What might have been the end of this fretting, had it continued unchecked, can only be conjectured: it received, however, a sudden turn. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They are as old as Pompeii, were dug from the earth like Pompeii; but their exact age or who made them can only be conjectured. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We conjectured, notwithstanding what we had heard, that we should find Raymond in St. Stephen's: thither we sped. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Davy studied later the compounds of fluorine, and though un able to isolate the element, conjectured its likeness to chlorine. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is conjectured that it was in one of these that she committed the terrible crime which has caused such a sensation in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- We _know_ they little conjectured where we were. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And now, silently conjectured Elinor, she will write to Combe by this day's post. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- What they were he did not know, but conjectured that they were caused by something which existed in the sun and stars and not in our air. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The inner details of her life he had only conjectured. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I slept well, and as I conjectured at least six hours, for I found the day broke in two hours after I awaked. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- In the mean time, I felt at least forty more of the same kind (as I conjectured) following the first. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Hall conjectured in addition that the rate at which the fused mass cooled might have some bearing on the structure of igneou s rocks. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I appreciated that point, and I conjectured that it was dropped by the murderer in his hurried flight. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The packet in Mrs. Haffen's hand doubtless contained more letters of the same kind--a dozen, Lily conjectured from its thickness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The seamen at their landing observed my canoe, and rummaging it all over, easily conjectured that the owner could not be far off. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- It will be conjectured that I was of course glad to return to the bosom of my kindred. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As he passed your window he saw, by means of his great height, these proofs upon your table, and conjectured what they were. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Dallas conjectured; and moving toward the porte-cochere he put his head into the porter's lodge, and came back to say: The fifth. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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