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resume

/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ noun C2
  1. A summary or synopsis.

Plural resumes

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“You know that I am as capable of managing a ship as the most experienced captain in the service; and it will be so far advantageous to you to accept my services, that upon Edmond’s release from prison no further change will be requisite on board the Pharaon than for Dantès and myself each to resume our respective posts.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 38 · C1
“Exactly,” said I, “and so I will beg leave to resume my walk.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 64 · C1
I don’t mind it a bit; for when I get two or three more pupils I can resume my lessons with Herr Rosenstock.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 3 · C1
“After the pope’s death and his son’s exile, it was supposed that the Spada family would resume the splendid position they had held before the cardinal’s time; but this was not the case.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 192 · C1

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