Read full poem →sing McCann He Was A Diver on Xmas Eve like Hell Itself which
may or may not account for the fact that my Uncle
Dictionary Entry
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
In a Sentence
“I don't have to account for anything to you.”
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Poetry examples for “account for”
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Read full poem →our worst and stupidest versifiers as a corresponding manifestation in
England. One can only account for such error by the very plausible
hypothesis that the erring critics have not read "Puissances de Paris."
Read full poem →between the two groups on the initial measures were not great, there
is the possibility that these differences account for the apparent lack
of significant differences on the criterion measures. The analysis of
Read full poem →with the line about “turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep.”
The beauty of this I account for thus, one thought the gorgeous
“turfy” was finished, just a piece of diction, and then the related,
Read full poem →"Sir,--I desire that you will settle any account for _Childe
Harold_ with Mr. R. C. Dallas, to whom I have presented the
Read full poem →Image the scene in the poem. How does the author secure the proper
atmosphere for the theme of the poem? Account for the note of triumph
in the nightingale's song; note of pain. What is shown by the poet's
Read full poem →that Tristram's mind dwells on Iseult of Ireland even at the time of
battle? How account for his wanderings? For his morose frame of mind?
What change has come over nature when Tristram awakes? Why this