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Answer:
Events are often told in a way that makes the narrator seem to have been a part of the story. The tone is generally good-natured and light harted. The line between legends and tall tales is distinguished[by whom?] primarily by age; many legends exaggerate the exploits of their heroes, but in tall tales the exaggeration looms large, to the extent of dominating the story.
Explanation:
Cry: weep, sob, wail
sentence: The boy let out a sob.
fat: chubby, overweight, large
sentence: He was a large man.
quiet: faint, soft, silent
sentence: They became silent.
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