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Meanings of first conjecture in English

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Usage of first conjecture in English
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Each instant rendered my first conjecture the most likely to be true.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
2
This satisfied me that my first conjecture was correct.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
3
This was a confirmation of my first conjecture.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
4
Was this a confirmation of my first conjecture?
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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The first conjecture has a firmer basis.
Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People
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He struck Marius with his first conjecture.
Les Misérables
7
Don Pablo's first conjecture had been right.
The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds ...
8
Now, however, it was clear that his first conjecture was correct; Carlos had come to solicit their assistance.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
9
She had been waiting for me nearly half an hour, and I could not at first conjecture the reason.
Pages from a Journal with Other Papers
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Then I understood that we had serious business in hand and my first conjecture was that we had 'jumped' a grizzly.
Can Such Things Be?
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Then I understood that we had serious business on hand, and my first conjecture was that we had 'jumped' a grizzly.
The Damned Thing / 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"
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After all, his first conjecture might be true, and this delicate sprite the ministering demon to some magician who brooded over the treasure.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
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They undoubtedly showed that the affair was much deeper than was at first conjectured.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
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The first conjectures were that he had set off on a visit somewhere and would soon return.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
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I at first conjectured they had stolen something; but we were soon undeceived upon Mr Sparrman's relating the affair to us.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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First she realised that her first conjecture had been quite right, and that this was the biggest cave by far that she had ever seen.
The Short Cut
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