This is a fragmant of President Lincoln´s speech of March 4th, 1865, during his second inaugural address, in which he refers to the Civil War. Due to the tone of the message, is evident that President Lincoln wants to send a general message of reconciliation and peace. This is evidnet in the cited lines, in which he is trying to explain that after all, the outcome of the war couldn´t really be anticipated by any of the parties, particularly in the lenght and magnitude of the war.
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Context clues are clues in the text that surround a word. You can use them to understand the meaning of the word.
Another example besides the one provided is “She thought the computer was profitless, but it turned out to be very <em>valuable</em>.”
Using context clues such as the word “<em>valuable</em>,” you can get a good idea of what the word “profitless” means.
To interpret how a character sounds and acts to move scenery on stage.