All 7 Uses of
cease
in
The Call of the Wild
- The resulting tangle was even worse, but Buck took good care to keep the traces clear thereafter; and ere the day was done, so well had he mastered his work, his mates about ceased nagging him.†
Chpt 2
- Buck simply smothered him by virtue of superior weight, and cut him up till he ceased snapping and began to whine for mercy.†
Chpt 4
- The men ceased talking.†
Chpt 4
- Mercedes ceased weeping over the dogs, being too occupied with weeping over herself and with quarrelling with her husband and brother.†
Chpt 5
- He swam powerfully and was dragged ashore by Pete and Hans at the very point where swimming ceased to be possible and destruction began.†
Chpt 6
- Men gasped and began to breathe again, unaware that for a moment they had ceased to breathe.
Chpt 6 *ceased = stopped or discontinued
- He had made no noise, yet it ceased from its howling and tried to sense his presence.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(cease) to stop or discontinue