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Meanings of reach the ears in English

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Usage of reach the ears in English
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Shrieks of laughter from below stairs reach the ears of the company.
Fanny's First Play
2
But those tales did not reach the ears of the sisters at home.
Sisters
3
I wouldn't like a complaint to reach the ears of Spink and Company.
Revenge!
4
Suppose what you did should reach the ears of the King?
An Enemy to the King / From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of t...
5
If this should reach the ears of the King of the Rain-he paused mysteriously.
The Great Taboo
6
All this was whispered so low as not to reach the ears of the invalid.
Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
7
No sooner did it reach the ears of the soldiers, than they were on the alert.
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
8
Two little words had been whispered loud enough to reach the ears beneath the orange blossom.
Leonie of the Jungle
9
But neither Mr McClay's factsheet nor its arguments are likely to reach the ears of protesters.
Radio NZ
10
He hoped the royal commission hearing in Rome would also reach the ears of Pope Francis.
News.com.au
11
Of course, care was exercised that such remarks should not reach the ears of Mrs. Gramps.
The Deacon of Dobbinsville / A Story Based on Actual Happenings
12
And she added, in a malicious aside, loud enough to reach the ears of the fond father:
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
13
They must have counted on some disturbance which would reach the ears of the boys on guard.
The Flying U's Last Stand
14
At any cost we must allow nothing to happen which will reach the ears of Miss Lovelace.
The Poisoned Pen
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He knew his unpopularity, and did not wish any village gossip to reach the ears of strangers.
Mother Carey's Chickens
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Should this reach the ears of thy lord, how will it fare with thee and with me?
The Sea-Hawk
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