Etymology
Origin of reecho
Example Sentences
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Deep in them we can hear subterranean rivers rushing off through the netherworld, and our voices echo and reecho through the halls.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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I shall gain fame, and glory, and honors; my name shall become a household word throughout all Europe; it shall reecho in every cabinet; every minister shall have recourse to me, and—hark!
From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Did the heavenly host descend in rapture, and cause the mountains of Judea to reecho with their acclamations, because a dependent creature had consented to do his Maker's will?
From The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII. by Dickinson, Austin
A fruitless struggle ensued, and at length, seeming to accommodate himself to circumstances, he set off at a sharp trot, his guards making the air reecho with their merry shouts.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
And the whole bar and the audience seemed to reecho the words.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James
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