All 4 Uses of
surmise
in
Northanger Abbey
- It was a bold surmise, for he was Isabella's brother; and she had been assured by James that his manners would recommend him to all her sex; but in spite of this, the extreme weariness of his company, which crept over her before they had been out an hour, and which continued unceasingly to increase till they stopped in Pulteney Street again, induced her, in some small degree, to resist such high authority, and to distrust his powers of giving universal pleasure.†
Chpt 9
- This bold surmise, however, she soon learnt comprehended but half the fact.†
Chpt 15 *
- Catherine sometimes started at the boldness of her own surmises, and sometimes hoped or feared that she had gone too far; but they were supported by such appearances as made their dismissal impossible.†
Chpt 23
- If I understand you rightly, you had formed a surmise of such horror as I have hardly words to—Dear Miss Morland, consider the dreadful nature of the suspicions you have entertained.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(surmise) to conclude something is true based on incomplete evidence