Both Uses of

resume
in
Gulliver's Travels

In this council was resumed their old debate, and indeed the only debate that ever happened in their country; whereof my master, after his return, give me a very particular account.†
Chpt 4 *

resumed = began again

I have often beheld two of those sages almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like pedlars among us, who, when they met in the street, would lay down their loads, open their sacks, and hold conversation for an hour together; then put up their implements, help each other to resume their burdens, and take their leave.†
Chpt 3

Definitions:

(1) (resume as in: resume the meeting)
begin or take again

This sense of resume generally means to begin again or continue after a pause. In usage like, "resumed her seat", it scan also mean to take again.
(2) (résumé as in: submitted her résumé)
a brief summary of a person's qualifications to do something -- typically submitted with an employment application

In practice, résumé is often written without the accented e's.
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Less commonly, résumé can refer to any summary.