---
title: auditory — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «auditory» in the school dictionary: About hearing or the ears. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# auditory

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**Who acts:** auditory nerve, Owls, test, Loud music, auditory clue, Bats · **What happens:** send, have, check, harm, be, rely · **To what, where:** signals, brain, excellent auditory senses, auditory skills, auditory system, sound clue

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«auditory» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [auditory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/auditory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About hearing or the ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:m1:1
# text = About hearing or the ears.
1	About	about	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The auditory nerve sends signals to the brain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x1:1
# text = The auditory nerve sends signals to the brain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | the auditory nerve | signals |  | the brain |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent signal=Theme to brain=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Owls have excellent auditory senses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x2:1
# text = Owls have excellent auditory senses.
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Owls | excellent auditory senses |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sens=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The test checks auditory skills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x3:1
# text = The test checks auditory skills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | the test | auditory skills |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Loud music can harm the auditory system.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x4:1
# text = Loud music can harm the auditory system.
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | can | Loud music | the auditory system |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus system=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An auditory clue is a sound clue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x5:1
# text = An auditory clue is a sound clue.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a auditory clue | a sound clue |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bats rely on auditory signals to find food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:auditory:x6:1
# text = Bats rely on auditory signals to find food.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rely	rely	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	auditory	auditory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	signals	signal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rely** | present | Bats |  |  |  |  | on auditory signals | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on signal=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Bats *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Topic |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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