All 3 Uses of
cease
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Sure enough, within a few moments the ringing had ceased and the pencil woman had led Kate into the sitting room to join him.†
p. 60.7 *ceased = stopped or discontinued
- The child's voice never faltered, never ceased, but delivered the curious phrases in an eerie, chant-like progression.†
p. 98.8
- Reynie heard an electrical hum.... Abruptly, the laughter ceased.†
p. 112.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(cease) to stop or discontinue
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Note that the expression, cease fire means to stop doing battle such as firing funs at each other. Similarly, the noun, cease-fire, is a state of having stopped doing battle.