tell-tale

  • 61tell — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell me a story). 2 tr. make known; express in words; divulge (tell me your name; tell me what you want). 3 tr. reveal or signify to (a person)… …

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  • 62tale — 01. The students were sharing folk [tales] from their countries in class today. 02. The movie star s descent into poverty is a sad [tale] of drug and alcohol abuse. 03. Survivors of the attack tell a [tale] of mass murder in the village. 04. Hans …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 63tell — tell1 /tel/, v., told, telling. v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln s childhood. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3.… …

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  • 64tell — I. /tɛl / (say tel) verb (told, telling) –verb (t) 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell one s life story. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3. to …

  • 65Tale of the shipwrecked sailor — The Tale of the shipwrecked sailor is an account of an Ancient Egyptian voyage to Punt written around 2200 BCE. Its textual artifacts include references to burnt offerings, incense, fragrant wood, ivory, grain, fruit, fish, fowl, and a giant… …

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  • 66tell — {{11}}tell (n.) mound, hill, 1864, from Arabic tall, related to Heb. tel mount, hill, heap. {{12}}tell (v.) O.E. tellan to reckon, calculate, consider, account, from P.Gmc. *taljanan to mention in order (Cf. O.S. tellian, O.N. telja, O.Fris.… …

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  • 67tell — I [[t]tɛl[/t]] v. told, tell•ing 1) to narrate or relate (a story, tale, etc.) 2) to make known (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate 3) to announce or proclaim 4) to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.); speak 5) to express in words (thoughts …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68tale */*/ — UK [teɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tale : singular tale plural tales 1) a story about imaginary events or people tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem… …

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  • 69Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, The — (Taketori monogatari) (ca. 900–920)    The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the first extant Japanese monogatari, or work of literary fiction. Its precise date of composition is unknown: Though some scholars say it cannot be later than 909, others… …

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  • 70tell */*/*/ — UK [tel] / US verb Word forms tell : present tense I/you/we/they tell he/she/it tells present participle telling past tense told UK [təʊld] / US [toʊld] past participle told Get it right: tell: Unlike the verb say, the verb tell is usually used… …

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