How can you use the context of a story's setting to learn new words? Look up other words in the story's setting and use them to guess a new word.
Use the words you know to figure out what a strange word means.
Read the story's setting several times to see if you remember what a new word means.
Use a dictionary to look up new words you find as you read the setting.

lee and grant, both of whom held the highest rank in their respective armies, had known each other slightly during the mexican-american war (1846-48) and began their dialogue by exchanging awkward personal inquiries. characteristically, grant had arrived in his mud-splattered field uniform while lee had turned out in full dress attire, complete with sash and sword.

explanation:

john maynrd keynes developed new economic respose to the                           ( b. great depression if the 1930's)