1. [n]  structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
2. [n]  a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
3. [n]  a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
4. [n]  a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
5. [n]  a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
6. [n]  a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; "his narrative was interesting"; "his stories entertained the children"

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In this guide to succeeding in Hollywood, an acclaimed screenwriter instructor explains how to create a superb script--a captivating story that contains compelling situations, clever dialogue, and interesting characters that an audience will care about. In addition to illuminating the aesthetics of a Hollywood masterpiece, he encourages young writers to preserve the art of writing fiction and to avoid the temptation of submitting a shoddy get-rich-quick plot to studio executives.

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1. \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e,
   built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store.
   See {Store}, v. t.]
   A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the
   space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a
   building's exterior considered architecturally, which need
   not correspond exactly with the stories within. [Written also
   {storey}.]
   Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to
         another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The
         spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below
         upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house
         of one story, of two stories, of five stories.
   {Story post} (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor
      or superincumbent wall.
   

2. \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L.
   historia. See {History}.]
   1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a
      description of past events; a history; a statement; a
      record.
            One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
                                                  --Barrow.
            Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive
            story.                                --Ed. Rev.
            The four great monarchies make the subject of
            ancient story.                        --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
   2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short
      narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less
      elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison.
   3. A euphemism or child's word for ``a lie;'' a fib; as, to
      tell a story. [Colloq.]
   

3. \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Storying}.]
   To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a
   story; to narrate or describe in story.
         How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter,
         rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.
         It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it
         was seventy cubits high.                 --Bp. Wilkins.