All 5 Uses of
speculate
in
The Age of Innocence
- "I wonder if she wears a round hat or a bonnet in the afternoon," Janey speculated.†
Chpt 5
- Of course the dilemma was purely hypothetical; since he wasn't a blackguard Polish nobleman, it was absurd to speculate what his wife's rights would be if he WERE.†
Chpt 6
- Some people said he had speculated unfortunately in railways, others that he was being bled by one of the most insatiable members of her profession; and to every report of threatened insolvency Beaufort replied by a fresh extravagance: the building of a new row of orchid-houses, the purchase of a new string of race-horses, or the addition of a new Meissonnier or Cabanel to his picture-gallery.†
Chpt 21
- Have you heard the rumours about Beaufort's speculations, Sillerton?"†
Chpt 26 *
- It would be the same with the Beauforts, in spite of his power and her popularity; not all the leagued strength of the Dallas connection would save poor Regina if there were any truth in the reports of her husband's unlawful speculations.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty