Sentence:  And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, <WSD>peal</WSD> after <WSD>peal</WSD>... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.