“…Mr Purcell heard it no more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock.” (Read para beginning with “It was a rough day…”) (i) What does ‘it’ refer to? (ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear ‘it’ clearly?

(i) ‘It’ refers to the chirping and squeaking of the birds and animals in Mr Purcell’s shop.
(ii) Mr Purcell could not hear ‘it’ clearly because of the monotonous ticking of a clock which he was used to hear every day. So, he paid no attention to anything else.

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