Question

the narrator, harold, edward, and selina are childhood friends. from dream days 1 harold was hardly old enough to possess a special subject of his own. he had his instincts, indeed, and at birds - nesting they almost amounted to prophecy. where we others only suspected eggs, surmised possible eggs, hinted doubtfully at eggs in the neighbourhood. harold went straight for the right bush, bough, or hole as if he carried a divining - rod. but this faculty belonged to the class of mere gifts, and was not to be ranked with edwards lore regarding facings, and mine as to the habits of prairie - dogs... 2 selinas subject quite unaccountably, happened to be naval history. there is no laying down rules as to subjects: you just possess them - or rather, they possess you. (from dream days by kenneth grahame) facings: the colorful trimmings of military uniforms this sentence is from the passage: \selinas subject, quite unaccountably, happened to be naval history.\ (paragraph 2) the word unaccountably has the same latin root as account. what does unaccountably mean in the passage? 1. not having a plan 2. not knowing how to begin 3. in a way that is not helpful 4. in a way that cannot be explained

Explanation:

The context implies that Selina's choice of naval history as a subject is without any obvious or known - reason. "Unaccountably" means in a way that cannot be explained. The other options do not fit the context as well.

Answer:

1. in a way that cannot be explained