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The term "auditor" in literature has worn many hats—from an impartial listener to an active critic—and its usage often mirrors the multifaceted roles audiences play in both public and private spheres. In some works, the auditor functions simply as an observer or a listener, whose reactions (sometimes subtle, as in changes of physiognomy [1], [2], [3]) reveal underlying emotions or moral judgments, as seen in passages from Shelley and Hardy ([4]). In other cases, such as accounts in legal, religious, or institutional contexts ([5], [6]), the auditor assumes more formal responsibilities, blending the roles of judge, accountant, and moral arbiter. Moreover, as seen in both dramatic narratives ([7], [8]) and analytical treatises ([9], [10]), the term extends metaphorically to denote those who parse images, symbols, or actions, thereby linking auditory reception to broader intellectual or spiritual evaluation ([11], [12], [13]). This breadth of use underscores the evolving and dynamic nature of the word, reflecting its adaptability across genres and periods ([14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19]).
  1. This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my auditor.
    — from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  2. This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my own auditor.
    — from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  3. This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my own auditor.
    — from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  4. There was no distinction between the near and the far, and an auditor felt close to everything within the horizon.
    — from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy
  5. By carcass of William Wilkinson, auditor and accountant, lately deceased, three pounds thirteen and six.
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  6. In 1818 he is Receiver-General, and Auditor-General of land patents.
    — from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding
  7. d’Artagnan’s letter had given birth in the mind of her brother-in-law, and only desiring to gain the good will of her auditor by a falsehood.
    — from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  8. The fourth auditor, who during all this conversation had played a mute part, made a sign of the head in proof that he acquiesced in the proposition.
    — from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  9. He speaks, therefore, to some degree in images, {299} and if his auditor is not aware of the fact he can not understand him.
    — from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross
  10. The degree of similarity is not expressed and the auditor has no standard for the degree of similarity in the mind of the speaker.
    — from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross
  11. I, their sole auditor, cannot always understand them.
    — from Twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  12. "We mention sin," says a missionary now in Japan, "and he [the average auditor] thinks of eating flesh, or the killing of insects."
    — from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis
  13. for the auditor is not called on to relieve, but only to grieve: and he applauds the actor of these fictions the more, the more he grieves.
    — from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  14. Pause Prepares the Mind of the Auditor to Receive Your Message Herbert Spencer said that all the universe is in motion.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
  15. “But where did she go?” inquired another anxious auditor.
    — from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte
  16. Ah! Hem!" and other such weighty utterances as imply attention, inquiry, acquiescence, or dissent on the part of the auditor.
    — from Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  17. oyente hearer, auditor.
    — from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
  18. My mother sat opposite, an awe-struck but admiring auditor.
    — from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
  19. An observant auditor will be interested in noticing the various devices a monologist will use to get the first round of laughter and applause.
    — from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein

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