Of course, just as he reached the top of the stairs, he could hear the ring of the telephone from down below. what is the correct part of speech for the word ring as it is used in this sentence? verb adjective adverb noun

Read this expert from herman melville’s the lightning rod man which contains a mythological allusion mr. jupiter tonans i am not accustom to be commanded in my own house call me now by the paga name you are profane in this time of terror which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the illusion