All 15 Uses

speculate
in
Lonesome Dove
(Edited)

"If Joe was to get kilt I might court her again," Augustus speculated.
Chpt 15-16

speculated = thought aloud
She heard the boys speculate that the branding would be done in another week, which meant they were close to starting the drive.
Chpt 17-18 *

speculate = guess
Apart from telling stories and speculating about whores, it seemed to Newt the cowboys would rather play cards than anything.
Chpt 19-20

speculating = thinking
A major topic of speculation was whether the Indians had actually been whipped or not.
Chpt 44-45

speculation = guessing or theorizing
Before he could draw much comfort from that line of speculation he heard his own gun go off.
Chpt 52-53

speculation = thought
"They might, but it sounds like you're speculating," Jake said. "Before I leave this here easy life to go and get shot at I'd like a little better prospect to think about."
Chpt 64-65

speculating = guessing with uncertainty
They could speculate all they wanted--he knew.
Chpt 74-74

speculate = guess or theorize
It interested her to speculate how it was done: whether they used people they knew, or just made people up.
Chpt 75-76

speculate = think about or guess
Occasionally one of the Raineys would ride over by Newt to offer some new speculation.
Chpt 83-84

speculation = guess or theory
"'Bout a month's wages," Jimmy Rainey speculated.
Chpt 83-84

speculated = guessed (aloud)
The old cook's wanderings had been a subject of much speculation among the men.
Chpt 89-90

speculation = thinking and wondering
It seemed to him to be the same wolf they had seen in Nebraska, after the picnic, but he told himself that was foolish speculation.
Chpt 89-90

speculation = guessing without clear evidence
The men spent much of their time speculating about what lay on beyond the mountains, and how long it would take to get there.
Chpt 89-90

speculating = guessing or thinking aloud
The coolness of the air seemed to improve the men's eyesight--they fell to speculating about how many miles they could see.
Chpt 93-94
Augustus wasted no time in speculation. He started at once, hobbling southeast toward Miles City.
Chpt 95-96

speculation = thought

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Definitions:

(1) (speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate)
to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty
(2) (speculate as in: speculate in the stock market)
to take a risk for profit--typically a risky investment
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely, speculation can refer to a gambling card game that was popular in the past.

speculate in Lonesome Dove (Edited)

speculate
in
Lonesome Dove
(Edited)