He heard a noise outside.

Meaning: This means that the wild animal with a reddish-brown coat and a bushy tail perceived sound with the ear and the sound was not inside a building or a place.

Choice of Words: Heard is the past tense of hear which means to perceive sound with the ear. A is an indefinite article that is used before singular countable nouns. Noise is a loud or unpleasant sound. Outside means not inside a building or a place.

Alternative Expressions

The boy listened to the sounds coming from beyond the door.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the young male child paid attention to the multiple instances of sound that were moving towards him from the other side of the hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.

Choice of Words: Boy is a noun that refers to a young male child. Listened is a verb that means to pay attention to sound. Sounds is a noun that refers to multiple instances of sound. Coming is a verb that means to move towards a particular place or person. Beyond is an adverb that means on the other side of something. Door is a noun that refers to a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.

He detected the auditory stimuli originating from an external location.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that he became aware of or discovered something that was causing a reaction or response related to hearing or sound, and that this something came from or began at a particular place or position that was outside or beyond something.

Choice of Words: Detected is a verb that means to become aware of or discover something. Auditory is an adjective that means relating to hearing or sound. Stimuli is a noun that refers to something that causes a reaction or response. Originating is a verb that means to come from or begin at a particular place or time. External is an adjective that means outside or beyond something. Location is a noun that refers to a particular place or position.

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