Read the excerpt from President Lincoln’s 1865 inaugural address, in which he speaks about the Civil War. Which statement best summarizes the central idea in this excerpt?

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Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

When a progressive tense is used in the independent clause, the dependent clause typically uses the tense.