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vigil

mastery

/ˈvɪd͡ʒəl/nounverbname

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What does 'vigil' mean in the sentence below?

I saw her head drooped upon her hand; her whole attitude expressing that profound depression, whose lonely vigil wastes the midnight in a gloomy watch, which yet hopes for nothing at its close.