The footsteps echoed through the empty hallway.

Meaning: This means that the sound of footsteps could be heard bouncing off the walls of the hallway because there was nothing else there to absorb the sound.

Choice of Words: Echoed means to repeat or reverberate a sound. Empty means without anything inside. When you put them together, "footsteps echoed through the empty hallway" means that the sound of footsteps could be heard bouncing off the walls of the empty hallway.

Alternative Expressions

The hallway was empty, and the footsteps made a loud sound as they walked through it.

Meaning: This means there was no one else in the hallway, and the sound of someone walking through it was very loud.

Choice of Words: Hallway is a long, narrow room that connects different parts of a building. Empty means there was no one else in the hallway. Footsteps are the sounds made when someone walks. Loud means the sound was strong and could be heard clearly.

As the person walked down the empty hallway, the sound of their footsteps bounced off the walls and made a repeating echo.

Meaning: This means the sound of someone walking in the hallway bounced off the walls and made a repeating sound because there was no one else there to absorb the sound.

Choice of Words: Person is someone who is walking through the hallway. Empty means there was no one else in the hallway. Footsteps are the sounds made when someone walks. Echo means the sound repeated and bounced off the walls of the hallway.

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