story
part of speech
noun (story, stories)
meaning for a pupil
1) A story tells about things that happen, true or made up. tree →
2) A story is a news report. tree →
3) A story (UK: storey) is one floor or level of a building. tree →
4) «A story» can also mean a lie told by a child: «Don't tell stories». tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: stories read or written (counted); floors of a building (a 10-story building), and «each story is 3 meters tall» gives height. A word problem is a story problem. Reading and writing: the beginning, middle and end of a story; characters, setting, plot. Everyday: bedtime story, short story, true story.
examples
- Ana read 4 stories before bed. tree →
- Each story has 12 pages. tree →
- The building has 20 stories. tree →
- He wrote 3 stories this week. tree →
- Dad tells us a story every night. tree →
- Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. tree →
- Is that a true story or made up? tree →
- Each story of the tower is 3 meters tall. tree →
- And that, madam, is my story. tree →
note
Countable: a story, stories (y → ies). Usually the thing counted. Trap: in buildings «stories» means floors, and «each story is 3 meters tall» is a rate for height. In UK spelling a floor is a «storey», plural «storeys».
In the corpora
- Stories about annoying colleagues told at home are private and should not be repeated outside.
- Afterwards everyone goes to the pub, and some people even laugh while telling stories about Grandad.
- The anniversary of a death often brings the sadness back strongly; families may light a candle, visit the grave or share stories.
- Not everything you see is true: some stories and videos are made up or edited on purpose to fool people.
- And who could get hurt if the story spreads?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «story» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.