inexplainable

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It may be said that the most intelligent are not entirely devoid of the feeling of fear at inexplainable noises.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

The rider himself after a time becomes infected with this inexplainable desperation of terror, and I suppose I must have done so; but for a time I kept the upper hand.

From The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

MacNair did not know why, but in some inexplainable manner the memory of that look eased many a weary mile.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

He could not account for it, except as he accounted for all inexplainable things, as being the direct prompting of the Great Spirit.

From Camp-fire and Wigwam by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

The morning edition of the Vossische Zeitung, commenting on the summary, merely said: The contents and tone of this note make it inexplainable that the break between Wilson and Bryan was on its account.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various