I speculated out loud about giving up my job.
The first question has not yet been solved, although it has been speculated upon y ?
After dawn arrived at last and the couple were showered and dressed, they speculated further on the late night sounds as Cynthia filled Bird Song's breakfast table with fresh baked goodies.
Was she perhaps, as he had speculated, covering for young Donnie Ryland?
Meteorological phenomena seated more directly in the atmosphere obtained early recognition; thus Hesiod, in his Works and Days, speculated on the origin of winds, ascribing them to the heating effects of the sun on the air.