All 5 Uses of
speculate
in
Into Thin Air
- In 1995 a young Sherpa had died on Everest; Hall speculated that the accident may have occurred because the Sherpa had been "allowed to climb high on the mountain without proper training.†
Chpt 4
- Andy speculated with a grimace as he shed his pack, leaving the rest of the sentence unsaid.†
Chpt 11
- Speculation was rampant that Messner and Habeler had sucked oxygen from miniature cylinders hidden in their clothing.
Chpt 11 *speculation = guesses or theories
- It doesn't seem farfetched to speculate that because Hall had talked Hansen into coming back to Everest, it would have been especially hard for him to deny Hansen the summit a second time.†
Chpt 17
- You have already been wrong with your SPECULATION of what happened to Andy Harris causing much grief and anguish to his family and friends.
Chpt Epil.speculation = guess or theory
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