my stenographer, miss agnes casseube, found her post by me, and sixty to eighty letters a day, taken from…

my stenographer, miss agnes casseube, found her post by me, and sixty to eighty letters a day, taken from dictation, made up the clerical record of the office of the president. this duty fell in between attending the daily meetings of the relief committee and receiving constant calls both in and out of the city. ~a story of the red cross, clara barton read the passage, then use the drop - down menus to answer the questions. what is the authors purpose in this passage? to describe bartons secretary to convey the amount of work needed to persuade readers to join the red cross

my stenographer, miss agnes casseube, found her post by me, and sixty to eighty letters a day, taken from dictation, made up the clerical record of the office of the president. this duty fell in between attending the daily meetings of the relief committee and receiving constant calls both in and out of the city. ~a story of the red cross, clara barton read the passage, then use the drop - down menus to answer the questions. what is the authors purpose in this passage? to describe bartons secretary to convey the amount of work needed to persuade readers to join the red cross

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Brief Explanations:

The passage describes Miss Agnes Casseube's job (stenographer) and her duties (taking dictation, handling letters, attending meetings, receiving calls). It focuses on detailing her role rather than the amount of work (no quantification beyond "sixty to eighty letters a day" which is part of describing her job), and there's no persuasive language to join the Red Cross.

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To describe Barton's secretary