Echoes travel far.

Meaning: This means that the repeated sounds are moving a long distance away from where they were originally made. It's like saying, The sounds are repeating and moving a long way away.

Choice of Words: Echoes are the sounds that repeat after the original sound has been made. Travel means to move from one place to another. Far means a long distance away.

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Sounds bounce back.

Meaning: This means that when a sound is made, it can hit something and then come back to your ears. This is what happens when you hear an echo.

Choice of Words: Sounds are what you hear when something makes a noise. Bounce means to hit something and then come back. Back means to return to the place where you started. When you put them together, "Sounds bounce back" means that sounds can hit something and then come back to you.

Noises come back to you.

Meaning: This means that when a loud sound is made, it can bounce off of something and then come back to you. This is what happens when you hear an echo.

Choice of Words: Noises are loud sounds. Come means to move towards a place. Back means to return to the place where you started. To means in the direction of. You refers to the person listening. When you put them together, "Noises come back to you" means that loud sounds can move towards you and then return to where they started.

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