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ticking
a strong cotton fabric, often striped, used esp for mattress and pillow covers


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You hear the ticking of his watch; his breath you do not hear.
It flew from right to left, and back again, almost in one ticking of a watch, and every instant seemed on the point of snapping into splinters.
Indeed, it seemed impossible for either of us to remain much longer in the house; the fall of coals in the kitchen grate, the very ticking of the clock, filled us with alarms.
 
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