Read these lines from the excerpt again:
he was restive all through it; he kept tally of the details of the prayer, unconsciously-for he was not listening, but he knew the ground of old, and the clergyman's regular route over it-and when a little trifle of new matter was interlarded, his ear detected it and his whole nature resented it; he considered additions unfair, and scoundrelly.

which word from the excerpt define the word trifle?
a. route
b. details
c. ground
d. tally

b. Details.

Explanation:

In the passage above, the narrator speaks of a person who seems to be quite fond of routine and of a spiritual dogmatic persuasion. As the person in the narration listens to the prayers, he is restive and tranquil as he listens to the prayer following familiar paths, but as soon as “a little trifle” is included in the prayer, his whole being reacts against it. Through the context of the passage, one can safely assume that by trifle, the speaker means that new details, perhaps of a contemporary fact or event, foreign to the prayer, are included in the flow of the prayer.

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explanation:

laughter and happiness are an essential part of life. laughing releases the body's "feel good" chemicals. thus, it provides long or short term relief from stress and or anxiety. more or less, laughing strengthens social connections and provides an easy approach in social related situations.

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as stated before, laughing releases your body's "feel good" chemicals, and on a related note, negative stress can cause your body to release chemicals that weaken your immune system which makes you more likely to contract a disease. luckily, laughter reduces negative stress and prevents those chemicals from being released.

all in all, you may want to consider laughing as much as you can!