All 7 Uses of
resume
in
Sycamore Row
- They would resume their speculation the following day and get to the bottom of the matter.
p. 77.7 *resume = begin again
- "Hello, Governor," Jake said in a deliberate effort to resume hard feelings.
p. 167.5
- Other lawyers around the square occasionally allowed them in; they were usually local college kids who were considering law school and looking for something to stick on a résumé.
p. 273.2 *résumé = a written, brief summary of a person's qualifications to do something
- The bell rang and class was set to resume.
p. 277.7resume = begin again
- When they resumed, Stillman Rush took the handoff and dwelled on Simeon, whose family was more complicated.
p. 291.3resumed = began again
- Enough of Simeon, for now anyway; Stillman wanted to follow up with Lettie's résumé.
p. 291.6résumé = a person's qualifications to do something
- His résumé was impeccable, as were his manners, and he spoke with a deep backcountry drawl that carried no pretensions.
p. 586.9
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.