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Accident: unforseen event,mishap,disaster
Epitome:an abridgement,a compendium
<span>looking for ways to save the Union without having to go to war</span>
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "The narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior." The meaning of the excerpt is that The narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior.<span>
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B bored. they have nothing to do.