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² = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.

Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.

Ex. In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

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* contar historias = tell + tales.

* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.

* historia amorosa = fling.

* historia de amor = love story.

* historia de detectives = detective story.

* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.

* historia heróica = heroic story.

* historia nunca contada = untold story.

* historia pintoresca = colourful story.

* historia + revelar = story + unfold.

* historia verídica = true story.

* narrar una historia = narrate + story.

* recrear una historia = recreate + story.

* tejer una historia = weave + story.

* urdir una historia = weave + story.