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How to pronounce story in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms account, chronicle, history
Type of record
Has types chronological record, historical document, historical paper, historical record, life story, ancient history, case history, etymology, recital, annals, biography, life, life history


a history of France.
the story of exposure to lead.
Type Words
Synonyms fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle
Type of lie, prevarication
Has types fairy tale, song and dance, fairytale, cock-and-bull story, fairy story
Type Words
Synonyms account, news report, report, write up
Type of news
Has types bulletin, scoop, urban legend, newsletter, newssheet, communique, despatch, dispatch, exclusive


the story was on the 11 o'clock news.
Type Words
Synonyms floor, level, storey
Type of construction, structure
Has types loft, attic, ground level, garret, first floor, ground floor, cellar, entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor, basement
Type Words
Synonyms narration, narrative, tale
Type of content, subject matter, message, substance
Has types sob stuff, sob story, nursery rhyme, folktale, fairytale, fairy story, tall tale, tearjerker, folk tale, fairy tale
Type Words
Type of fiction
Has types adventure story, allegory, apologue, fable, heroic tale, legend, love story, mystery, mystery story, myth, parable, plot, romance, short story, whodunit

Examples of story

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If this were a story about an American speech therapist, it would play the same.
From the dailyherald.com
This letter is in response to your Nov. 14 story and Nov. 26 editorial comments.
From the dailyherald.com
The American story has been cherished, advanced and defended over the centuries.
From the dailyherald.com
It is a four-story building near the corner of Hull Avenue and East 14th Street.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Construction stopped on the seven-story Jackson Building at the end of February.
From the thenewstribune.com
Just inside the door, a small area showcases the Vince Carter story with photos.
From the orlandosentinel.com
James Franco stars in this futuristic story of the battle between human and ape.
From the bostonherald.com
He was furious when prim censors made him place his story in a previous century.
From the bloomberg.com
Blair loves a good story and regales anyone in his path with his colorful tales.
From the sacbee.com
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  • 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"
  • Floor: 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: 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: 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?"
  • Story: 10th Anniversary is a "best of" compilation by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. It was released in 2000 to commemorate the band's tenth anniversary.
  • Story County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the 'Ames, Iowa, Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area' comprises the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical ...
  • Story was a magazine founded in 1931 by journalist-editor Whit Burnett and his first wife, Martha Foley, in Vienna, Austria. ...