There is a story told of an incident that occurred during the last Indian mutiny.
There is a story told of Mr. William Dawson, which I would like to relate.
There's a story told in history in the ninth century, I believe, of a young man that came up with a little handful of men to attack a king who had a great army of three thousand men.
There was also a story told by a dying sailor who confessed that he had seen the crew of such a boat walk the plank, and that among them was a beautiful woman who walked into the sea with a Bible or prayer-book in her hand.
There is a story told of a lady of distinction who invited him to meet a party, thinking that he would entertain them with his wit; he came, but throughout the evening scarcely opened his lips.
A story told at the end of an informal little talk about the library will bring the children flocking to the library the minute school is over.
This hurling at librarians advice to play more and work less reminds me of a story told by a southern friend.
We say that the impression the child gets from a story told is greater than that gained from a story read.
Not one of them can be omitted, for you will find the solution of the problem not in facts presented anyhow, separated one from the other, but in the concatenation of the facts, and in a story told as faithfully as possible.
In a story told by the Santals of India, the daughters of the sun make use of a spider's thread to reach the earth.
There is a story told of an old woman who had the reputation of being a witch in a lonely district of the wild hills of North Cardiganshire.
Writing of these wraiths of dogs recalls a story told by a Welsh lady whom I will name Miss Johnson, and who was staying during the winter of 1874 with some relations at a house in the West of England.
Whereas in the country, if a house acquires a "haunted" reputation, there is mostly chapter and verse for its particular kind of ghost, and often a story told to account for the haunting.
For us these pleasant woodland ways Are thronged with memories old, Have felt the grasp of friendly hands And heard love's story told.
There is a story told of Archie, who having fooled many was fooled himself; and perhaps by this very nobleman.
The group recalls that very odd story told by Pliny in one of his letters, which, as it may not be familiar to many of my readers, I will venture here to repeat.
THE REEVE'S TALE 278 (Story told by the Sultan's Steward: p.
We have constantly to remember that the movement of a story told is very swift.
The purpose of the original is equally well served by the explanation at the end, but we must never forget that the place for the climax, or effective point in a story told, is the last thing said.
For this reason, a story told is more spontaneous than one read, however well read.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "story told" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
