conjecturing

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Conjecturing it then we look only for one that is possible, but among many causes which we find possible we cannot be certain which is the true one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Conjecturing that, whoever it might be, the performance would cease on my entrance, I listened for a few moments before opening the door.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

Conjecturing some evil, but of what kind he could not anticipate, Henry instantly determined to make his way through whatever odds, and defend his mistress, or at least die at her feet.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Conjecturing, I wander in the dark, I know thee only sister to Charles Clarke!"

From Early Reviews of English Poets by Haney, John Louis

Conjecturing that "the baby" must have a fine development, I ventured to ask what bumps were the most prominent.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various