Sentence:  It was at that party that , finally overcoming my timidity , inspired by <WSD>tales</WSD> only half understood and overheard among older boys , I asked Jessie to spend New Year's Eve with me . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program