单词 | tell-a-story |
释义 | > as lemmastell-a-story tell-a-story adj. Brit. /ˌtɛləˈstɔːri/ , U.S. /ˌtɛləˈstɔri/ characteristic of the act of telling a story; straightforwardly narrative.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [adjective] narrativec1450 narratory1586 narrational1858 tell-a-story1865 1865 Athenæum 7 Jan. 13/1 In this simple tell-a-story style does the historian finish up Amelia's career. 1894 Cent. Mag. July 442/1 The tell-a-story pictures—the five sequential canvases corresponding to the five acts of a play, the deaths of Arthurs and Tannhäusers, [etc.]. 2003 I. R. Dart Some Kind of Miracle (2005) 298 She practiced singing the new song in every style, with a jazzy upbeat delivery, a country twang, a bluesy sadness, and finally she opted for a straight-ahead tell-a-story style. < as lemmas |
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