Sentence:  Now time is also the concern of the fictional narrative , which is , at its simplest , the <WSD>story</WSD> of an action with , usually , a beginning , a middle , and an end - elements which demand time as the first condition for their existence . 
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