Sentence:  Argiento had been trained <WSD>so</WSD> rigorously by the Jesuits that Michelangelo was unable to change his habits : up before dawn to scrub the floors , whether they were dirty or not ; water boiling on the fire for washing laundry every day , the pots scoured with river sand after each meal . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  to a very great extent or degree