Question

All I could hear was the empty sounds of my own footsteps and l didn't pass a soul.what do you understand from this statement

Answer 1

The meaning of the given sentence is as follows:

• The narrator says that while walking, he could not hear anyone besides himself. He could only hear the footsteps created by his shoes rubbing against the road.

• Here, 'soul' stands for another living human being. The narrator could not see any other person on the road. He was the only man present.

• The sound of his footsteps has been described as 'empty.' This has been done to emphasize the loneliness and solitariness that the narrator felt while walking.