Possible Clues:

• Reverbed
• Imitated
• Had lingering effects
• Agreed with
• This came back by the sound of it
• How he got involved witha co-ed and came back, by the sound of it
• Got some return from this, by the sound of it
• Start to explain to companion dictionary said nothing original
• Slavishly followed city house that little Edward supported
• Sounds as if one got some return from this