All 5 Uses of
resume
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed.†
p. 10.7 *resumed = began again
- "Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole," resumed the other musingly.†
p. 21.8
- "This is unquestionably the doctor's hand, do you know?" resumed the lawyer.†
p. 57.8
- "And now comes the second question," resumed Utterson: "Who is going to do it?"†
p. 59.6
- "I give you fair warning, our suspicions are aroused, and I must and shall see you," he resumed; "if not by fair means, then by foul!†
p. 63.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(resume as in: resume the meeting) begin or take againThis 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.
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(2)
(résumé as in: submitted her résumé) a brief summary of a person's qualifications to do something -- typically submitted with an employment applicationIn practice, résumé is often written without the accented e's.
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, résumé can refer to any summary.