I was a child then, and scarcely understood his words or what he meant by them.

His voice was so choked she could scarcely understand him.

Then, scarcely understanding why the words escaped him, he added, "I won't let it."

One of them, in a dialect I could scarcely understand, wanted to know the king's name.

For a moment Ned could scarcely understand what Tom meant.

At the moment, however, he scarcely understood it, and only smiled in reply.

He could scarcely understand what was expected of him.

Words poured from his mouth in such a torrent that those present could scarcely understand him.

So many were talking that Abby could scarcely understand a word of it.

It is impossible, for reasons you would scarcely understand.