Premise: Oro was creeping up once more, inch by hard-won inch.

Hypothesis: Oro was able to take the lead by a nose.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: --Dimmer Than a 10 Watt Bulb

Hypothesis: That isn't as bright as a 10 watt bulb.
Answer: yes

Premise: I remember the epigraph of James T. Farrell's book Studs Lonigan , which I read more than 60 years

Hypothesis: I remember the epigraph of James T. Farrell's book
Answer: yes

Premise: Ron-- Don't read her daddy's Clinton-inaugural poem.

Hypothesis: Ron isn't supposed to read Clinton's inaugural poem to her.
Answer: it is not possible to tell