verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
story
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They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.
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Even if the language is hard to follow could your students retell the story from watching the visuals only?
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A retelling of the birth story helps them understand what actually went on during their labor and delivery.
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Approximately one hour later, they were brought back to the same room and asked to retell the story again.
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But such coarse mutilation would not have fitted in with the polite way in which Perrault wished to retell his story .
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In the bedroom Rufus retells my story , condensing it like it was Reader's Digest.
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My favorite dust-ups are when the marital conflict is over something so trivial that you laugh as you retell the story .
■ VERB
tell
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The stories that are told and retold in families everywhere also provide teaching opportunities; they are theories, lessons, parables.
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Major newspapers and national magazines will be telling and retelling his life story.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Approximately one hour later, they were brought back to the same room and asked to retell the story again.
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He retold the story of the little beggar girl with the bandaged leg and the theft of his hat.
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Many an old story was retold, and ancient conundrum repeated.
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The latter has the advantage of providing more opportunity for reviewing and retelling what has happened.
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They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.
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Utilising the help of visiting students or parents and helpers to listen to pupils retelling stories can be very constructive.
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Yet in the retelling, the love is lost.
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You can set a clear goal: the ability to retell the main elements of the plot.