Premise: The big man was writhing before he could finish the word, but his own fingers were working in conjurations that seemed to hold back enough of the spells against him to let him speak.

Hypothesis: He man lacked any hands.
Answer: no

Premise: In every angle was a grey mass of cobweb.

Hypothesis: every corner had cobweb.
Answer: yes

Premise: That means the responsibility for giving is greater now than ever.

Hypothesis: It is now greater due to the fact of the wage gap and poverty levels.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: In the fall of 1995, none other than Henry Kissinger--the author of the secret incursion into Cambodia that prompted the War Powers Act--asserted that Clinton must obtain clear and unambiguous congressional backing before sending troops to Bosnia.

Hypothesis: In the summer of 1997, someone other than Henry Kissinger asserted that Clinton doesn't have to obtain clear congressional backing before sending troops to Bosnia.
Answer: no