Question 1 - Reading and Writing Practice Test for the PSAT/NMSQT Exam

The word ceased in this excerpt from Mark Twain’s speech most nearly means ____.

When I sat down, it was with a heart which had long ceased to beat. I shall never be as dead again as I was then. I shall never be as miserable again as I was then.

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