excerpts
Pronunciación: [ˈɛksɜːrpts]
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Contexto: «literature»
(noun) excerpts are short parts taken from a longer piece of writing, like a book or an article. Imagine if you found a great story but only shared a tiny bit of it with your friends. That tiny bit is an excerpt.
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The teacher read excerpts from the novel to help the students understand the main themes.
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I didn't find any excerpts in the library that were interesting enough to read.
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Can you share some excerpts from your favorite book with us?
Contexto: «literature»
(verb) to excerpt means to take out a small part of a larger piece of writing. It's like picking just a few sentences from a long story to share with someone.
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She excerpts the best parts of the book for her presentation.
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He did not excerpt any sections from the article for his report.
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Will you excerpt the important quotes from that text for our discussion?
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