Both Uses of
ordeal
in
Washington Square
- At the same time he was half ashamed of the ordeal to which he had subjected her, and was touched by the gentleness with which she bore it.†
Chpt 14 *
- Did she mean to break down at the very beginning of their ordeal, after all the promises of fidelity she had both given and extracted?†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(ordeal) a very difficult or painful experience