All 4 Uses
resume
in
The Westing Game
(Edited)
- Sikes resumed his Westingtown medical practice and the post of county coroner, but Westing disappeared from sight.
p. 19.8 *resumed = began again
- Theo asked as the judge resumed her seat and put the sealed envelope in her purse.
p. 31.2resumed = took again
- Sikes resumed his Westingtown medical practice and the post of county coroner, but Westing disappeared from sight.
p. 47.3resumed = began again
- Then he placed the paper squares before the secretary and resumed his seat.
p. 150.4resumed = took again
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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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, résumé can refer to any summary.