All 3 Uses of
speculate
in
Childhood's End
- But this, like all other speculations concerning the Overlords, was pure guesswork.
Chpt 2speculations = thoughts, guesses, or theories
- Their origin was still no-known, their biology a source of endless speculation.
Chpt 6 *speculation = guesses and theories
- The supreme secret we kept from you was our purpose in coming to Earth-that purpose about which you have speculated so endlessly.
Chpt 20speculated = guessed or theorized
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