All 4 Uses of
conjecture
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- He knew our number, knew that Sir Henry Baskerville had consulted me, spotted who I was in Regent Street, conjectured that I had got the number of the cab and would lay my hands on the driver
Chpt 5 *conjectured = concluded based on inconclusive evidence
- However, our conjectures were set at rest by a visit from Stapleton himself that very afternoon.†
Chpt 9
- A greater mystery to me is why this hound, presuming that all our conjectures are correct —†
Chpt 12
- Not a shadow of one—only surmise and conjecture.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(conjecture) a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinioneditor's notes: A conjecture can be widely believed, but the word is also frequently used to imply that evidence is insufficient to support a belief.