753 Verbs to Use for the Word stories

If I were telling a story for amusement's sake, I should probably place it on that night of nights; but this is a true record of my own experiences, and I would not put pen to paper to amuse anyone.

All sorts of rumours were afloat; we used to hear the wildest stories and plans.

At home they would read the stories of missionaries and their work.

I would write down the story of those sweet, old days; but it would be like the tearing of old wounds; yet, after that which has happened, what need have I to care?

Morriston without further preface related the story of the locked door in the tower and of the subsequent discovery when it had been opened.

She has always known that scandalous story about you and me.

I did not used to believe the story of Daniel in the lions' den until I had to take some of those awful marches through the jungle.

Indeed he looked rather pained; he was remembering General Punnit's story: military inefficiency, even military imperfection, was for him no smiling matter.

"If you have not already done so, are you prepared to repeat your story to the police?" "Most certainly I am, if necessary," was the prompt answer.

Let us begin this beautiful story by Invoking the name of God.

And my friend departed without finishing the story Smith told him about his killing the bear.

Now unless you undertake to cease your attentions to Miss Morriston, in short to put an end at once and for all to this persecution, I shall effectually remove the hold you imagine you have over her by going straight to the police, giving them the real story of what happened in the tower that night and as a natural consequence shall give evidence to that effect at the adjourned inquest.

Pulz had brought some extraordinary garish detective stories.

"The next point to settle was whether Holymead had had anything to do with your father's sudden return from Scotland," said Crewe, continuing his story.

I shall invent a story to account for his absence.

"They've got a queer story," said Lawrence at last.

Most of us will agree that there is something wrong with the child who does not like stories, but it may be that the something wrong belonged to the mother.

Even Beth and Louise were questioned eagerly, and they, having learned the story of Patricia's brave rescue of the boy, were very gentle with him and took pains not to frighten or offend him.

In my earliest teaching days, having found certain history stories successful with children of seven, I tried the same with children of six, but only once.

R72972, 17Jan51, Edison Marshall (A) MARSHALL, LEON C. Notes to the teacher to accompany Marshall's The story of human progress.

It is of youth alone that I am concerned to write, for it is a comfort to my soul to know that once in my decorous progress through life I could kick my heels and forget to count the cost; and as youth cries farewell, so I end my story and turn to my accounts.

Gifford recalled Morriston's story of having met Henshaw hanging about more or less mysteriously in the plantation, and the annoyance he had expressed at the encounter.

It contained sixteen stories, to which twelve are added in the present impression.

" When the girls had poured into their interested ears the story of the queer humming sound that had just repeated itself, they agreed to one man to Billie's suggestion that it was very probably an aeroplane.

And even should any fail to see, as now I see, the shadowed picture and conception of that to which one may well give the accepted titles of Heaven and Hell; yet can I promise certain thrills, merely taking the story as a story.

753 Verbs to Use for the Word  stories