All 3 Uses of

resume
in
A Thousand Acres

I imagined a resumption of our old life, but with a different spirit, different subterranean currents—not so much anger and disquiet, more affection, or at least, acceptance, and peace.†
p. 207.5 *

resumption = the act of beginning again

Rose knelt down and resumed setting the facing pieces on the fabric.†
p. 234.2

resumed = began again

After brief good nights, I went into the house, and it was true, there was a privilege to perfunctory farewells—we would resume our conversation tomorrow or the next day.†
p. 75.8

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.