inexplainable

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True, he picked it up like a flash, and put himself on guard, but how it was that a veteran like him could have made such a slip was totally inexplainable to his foe.

From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

Then all at once some inexplainable cause summons forth the good, happy and clear moments of perception three or four nights in succession.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von

It was almost May, and that subtile, inexplainable joy of the springtime made it a gladness even to be alive.

From John Ward, Preacher by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

On the surface, the announcement appeared significant, but the girl's boldness in coming to her for news was inexplainable to Evelyn.

From Vane of the Timberlands by Bindloss, Harold

For some inexplainable reason, he seemed to hold all the rest of the crowd responsible for the catastrophe, but was wildly devoted to me.

From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell