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resume

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

Plural resumes

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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
Bennet and her daughters apologized most civilly for Lydia’s interruption, and promised that it should not occur again, if he would resume his book; but Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 76 · B2
“Exactly,” said I, “and so I will beg leave to resume my walk.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 64 · C1
“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

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