Meaning of “for they had + third form of verb”

What does “for they had” mean? When watching movies I have come across this sentence. What does “for they had” mean?

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Asked on March 15, 2021 in Meaning.
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When used as a conjunction, as is likely in your half-remembered example, for means because.

I was very interested to see these species of wombat, for I had never seen such an example before.

Why I kept seeing the Wambat

even though I had never seen it before?

I

had never seen such a species before, so this species will surprise you.

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Answered on March 15, 2021.
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