Chronicle

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Chronicle [ KRON-i-kuh'l ]
 [ noun, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (n.) a history or an extended narrative report of historical events presented in a time sequence
2. (n.) a detailed record of events
3. (tr. v.) to record in historical format
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Many who start reading the chronicle of the knight in shining armour find it so interesting that they cannot stop till they reach the end.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The girl had chronicled two years of the emotions and fears that gripped her during hiding, as well as candid thoughts on her family, her feelings for friend-in-hiding Peter van Pels, and dreams of being a professional writer.

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