Both Uses of
ordeal
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- To conclude, while from the sister's words he had reckoned upon a speedy delivery he was, however, it must be owned, not a little alleviated by the intelligence that the issue so auspicated after an ordeal of such duress now testified once more to the mercy as well as to the bounty of the Supreme Being.†
Chpt 14
- This searching ordeal.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
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(ordeal) a very difficult or painful experience