All 5 Uses of
resume
in
Franny and Zooey
- To resume: The long, typewritten, four-year-old letter that Zooey had checked into the bathtub with, on this Monday morning in November, 1955, had obviously been taken out of its envelope and unfolded and refolded on too many private occasions during the four years, so that now it not only had an over-all unappetit-lich appearance but was actually torn in several places, mostly along the creases.†
Chpt 2.1
- Mrs. Glass, who had resumed staring at the blue bathmat, gave an absent-minded nod at this "fair warning."†
Chpt 2.2 *
- "Phooey," he said, and resumed using his razor.†
Chpt 2.2
- I don't want any unfresh reminiscences this morning, buddy," Zooey said, and resumed looking out of the window.†
Chpt 2.3
- Then, with characteristic abruptness, he turned back and resumed filling in "o"s.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(resume) begin or take on again