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Definition
a very difficult or painful experience
- It was a blessing that rain soon began to pour off his hat brim in streams right in front of his face, making a little waterfall for him to hide behind until the ordeal ended.Chapters 11-12 (75% in)
- "She's had an ordeal but she's young," Augustus said.Chapters 62-63 (62% in)
There are no more uses of "ordeal" in Lonesome Dove.
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