/ˈstɔːri/
Translation
A description of events, real or not, that you tell or write for others.
Word origin
From Old French estorie, which came from Latin historia, meaning an account of events.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- estorie
Grammar
Examples
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"Story" means a set of events told for others to enjoy.
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"Stories" is the plural, meaning more than one story.
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Here "story" means the events the book is about.
"Story" means a set of events that you tell or write so that other people can follow them. The events can be true or made up. Note the spelling change in the plural: one story, two stories.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(9)A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(19)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal Verbs with Come: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal Verbs with Go: 14 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal Verbs with Put: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal Verbs with Take: 12 Meanings You Actually Need
Phrasal verbs in English: what they are, meanings, rules and examples
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs: the rules that matter
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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