Reëxplain

After a human activity has been explained in terms of motive, why reëxplain it in terms of energy?

“Really, old man, I would like to hear Carlyle Ayers, if you could— You see,” Charlie made haste to reëxplain, “Sam and he were such good friends in school, and I’ve known Sam—why, just like a brother, you might say, for going on close to two years. Is that WQY singing now?”