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story

A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event. This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf. The film is based on a true story. A story is a lie. Mother told me to stop telling stories. A story is a floor or level in a building. My room is five stories up.

story

(= narrative) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program his narrative was interesting Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events he writes stories for the magazines (= level) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale what level is the office on? (= history, account) a record or narrative description of past events a history of France he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president the story of exposure to lead (= report, account) a short account of the news the report of his speech the story was on the 11 o'clock news the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious (= fib) a trivial lie he told a fib about eating his spinach how can I stop my child from telling stories?

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Simple sentences

The story may sound strange, but it is true.
I remember hearing the story once.
This is a story written in English.
Go on with your story. That is so interesting!
Tell me your story. I am all ears.
I can't possibly think your story is true.
I recalled a newspaper story about those twins.
I believe her story.
He made up that story.
The old man told the children an amusing story.
I was very moved by his story.
He had not the least shame in telling his story.
He's forever telling the same story.
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
This is such a sad story.
He told me the story of his life.
He told me his life's story.
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
You will have heard this story before.
Please go on with your story.
There may be some truth in your story.
Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.
Your story doesn't corroborate what I've heard before.
Your story reminded me of my younger days.
Assuming your story is true, what should I do?
It was a heartbreaking story.

Movie subtitles

The story about being chased by bad people.
The big story is that after 1500, the West essentially dominated the rest.
And it's a story we ignore at our peril, because today, after half a millennium of tilting westwards, the world seems inexorably to be tilting to the East.
They always come, tell us the story, and leave!
The story that I have been told is that the way to cure AIDS is by sleeping with a virgin!
I texted my friend the story of Joseph Smith's battle with diarrhea, and he said everyone in his village has read it.
We, we have learned so much from Elder Cunningham, and as our gift to you we wish to present the story of Joseph Smith and the first Mormons.
And now we wish to honor you with the story of Joseph Smith, the American Moses.
Now comes the part of our story that gets a little bit sad.
Isn't that a quack B-list story book?
Is that girl's story really true.?
So what's the story with the sats?
Don't tell me you don't know the story of Abelard and Heloise.
The story?
The story about being chased by bad people. Meow.
Henk came back after a few months with a very intriguing story.
Are you starting to believe the cyborgs' story, Captain?
There's even a success story among those you know personally.
He is the success story I alluded to earlier.
We understand why you spilled your guts to us, but you still haven't shown us anything to prove your story.
You have made me very curious about your story and I can't wait to hear how it continues!
My hand is quite steady and the story soon comes to an end.
The old story!
At the time, I was telling him a story about my past.
A likely story.
Everybody'll laugh at Scabby's story.
So what's the story?
We are about to unfold the story of Frankenstein.
The Big Muzzy Story.
You and Josh, your love story. it gives me hope. What love story?
With that attitude, you're never gonna be anyone's Prince Charming, while I'm gonna have a great love story.
After everything I've done for your love story, to get you together with Josh Chan, and you betray me by picking sarcastic, alcoholic, unromantic Greg?
The start of a love story.
I'm so excited that our love story can finally begin.
Like, true story.
For days and years to come, people will tell the story of three brave young men who courageously fought back against the tyranny of rambunctious teens. dressed in paintball gear, in our mid-20s. about to storm a house.
Long story short, your son stole our stuff and then blew up my brother's brand-new, fully-loaded SUV.
Funny story about that.

News and current affairs

The New Yorker confirmed the story much later - without crediting the original source.
Once, I heard a dreadful story of a breech birth which a traditional midwife did not know how to handle.
Farmers are a different story.
But they figure prominently in just about every story of success, whether of countries or of leaders.
It is a fascinating story about the conflict between ideals and reality, or Utopia and humanness; about being faithful to a cause and betraying it; and about sacrifice and solidarity.
The story of General Stanculescu, sentenced to 15 years in prison, reads like a cheap novel, with treason thrown into the mix.
That is the remarkable story of the twentieth century.
The question now is what story will emerge from the twenty-first century.
But if this story was half myth, it was also half true, particularly in the years after WWII.
The story goes back to the recession of 2001.
There is a macro-story and a micro-story here.
The macro-story is simple, but dramatic.
The micro-story is more dramatic.
The hallmarks of this narrative are familiar to anyone who has studied the transmission of certain story categories in times of crisis.
Yet Uganda is also a success story.
People like my grandmother had recounted only the oft-repeated male story, completely denying her own experience.
She listens and builds a story, before writing it down.
In a particularly poignant story, a young man convinces his partner to have an abortion, viewing their unborn child as a hindrance to the status quo.
That story, published more than 80 years ago, remains relevant today in India, where female fetuses face severe risks.
All indications are that it will not be a pretty story.
Even in the most Godless households, most children in Western societies probably know the details of the Christmas story.
That is the most important message for everyone, atheists included, to take from the Christian story of Christmas.
The saddest part of the story is Israel's utter indifference to the need to build international legitimacy for its drive to stop Iran's nuclear program.
While this is just one part of a much more complex story, it seems unlikely that these and other non-tradable sectors can sustain employment growth in the future.

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