Premise: Dave's heart had picked up speed, but now it missed again, and he felt cold.

Hypothesis: Dave's heart had been unstable, and the most recent flux had left him shivering.
Answer: yes

Premise: Most islands have a syrtos dance, or steps performed in the round.

Hypothesis: A majority of the islands have a syrtos dance.
Answer: yes

Premise: A Nation of Spendthrifts?

Hypothesis: It is a nation of spendthrifts.
Answer: yes

Premise: He glanced down at his body, noticing that it had somehow developed a healthy deep tan during the few hours of murderous labor the day before.

Hypothesis: He got a skin tan after working hard the day before.
Answer: yes