His mind groped for something that almost came into his consciousness--some inkling of what should have been done, or how they had failed.
Building a house out of scrap wood and rocks had seemed like it should be such an easy job.
mnli hypothesis: Building a house out of scrap wood and rocks had seemed like it should be such an easy job. premise: His mind groped for something that almost came into his consciousness--some inkling of what should have been done, or how they had failed.