premise: compound substances may be resolved <mask> others which are more simple; ice is convertible <mask> water, and water <mask> vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced <mask> compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances <mask> one mass; men are led by evidence <mask> belief of truth, and are often enticed <mask> the commission of crimes; she burst <mask> tears; children are sometimes frightened <mask> fits; all persons are liable to be seduced <mask> error and folly.
hypothesis: the best context for <mask> here is Indicating insertion; but not Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another.