Stories That Words Tell Us: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Stories That Words Tell Us, credited to Elizabeth O'Neill, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Stories That Words Tell Us by Elizabeth O'Neill. Read in English by Wayne Cooke; Garfield Dsouza; Kudrna; Ethan Voth; Colleen McMahon; Connie Bettison; Ezekiel; Louise J. Belle; Chad Jackson; Bhavesh Aggarwal; BettyB; Kinjal; KevinS; Ruth P. A history of English words, written for younger readers. Parental advisory: the text was published in 1918 and includes some ethnicity terms which may cause offense to the modern reader. - Summary by Kazbek

Recording facts

• Recording title: Stories That Words Tell Us
• Author credits: Elizabeth O'Neill
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 6:03:57

Catalogue topics

• etymology
• history of the english language
• lexicography

Track guide

1. 01 - I. Some Stories of British History told from English Words — 22:32
2. 02 - II. How we got our Christian Names and Surnames — 29:14
3. 03 - III. Stories in the Names of Places — 17:38
4. 04 - IV. New Names for New Places — 24:59
5. 05 - V. Stories in Old London Names — 18:38
6. 06 - VI. Words made by Great Writers — 15:43
7. 07 - VII. Words the Bible has given us — 12:18
8. 08 - VIII. Words from the Names of People — 18:33
9. 09 - IX. Words from the Names of Animals — 20:09
10. 10 - X. Words from the Names of Places — 16:23
11. 11 - XI. Pictures in Words — 23:05
12. 12 - XII. Words from National Character — 16:17
13. 13 - XIII. Words made by War — 13:58
14. 14 - XIV. Proverbs — 11:03
15. 15 - XV. Slang — 19:22
16. 16 - XVI. Words which have changed their Meaning — 35:15
17. 17 - XVII. Different Words with the Same Meaning, and the Same Words with Different Meanings — 20:56
18. 18 - XVIII. Nice Words for Nasty Things — 14:18
19. 19 - XIX. The Moral of these Stories — 13:37

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