A Rose For Emily (P 393)

1. "The day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as our custom Miss Emily met the door and with no trace of grief on her face".

2 My Guess: Since lost her father so people were trying to help her to stay emotional happy and motivated, therefore I thought the word condolence meant emotional support.

3. Definition: sympathy, commiseration(s), compassion, pity, support, comfort, consolation, understanding. I used my computer's online dictionary.

4. It seems like I did understand the meaning of new word just by relating it to he death case mentioned in the sentence.