That would have accounted for his stealthy movements and also for the uneasiness of his wife.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— to show what happened to (someone or something) : know where (something or someone) is
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Macmillan
— to be the reason why something exists or happens
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account for
accounting for
accounts for
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1 use of ‘accounted for’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle