excerpt
Произношение: [ˈɛksərpt]
Слово
Контекст: «literature»
(noun) a small part taken from a larger piece of writing, like a book or an article. It's like when you pick a small section of a story to share with someone instead of reading the whole thing.
Пример
The teacher shared an excerpt from the novel to help us understand the theme.
Пример
She didn't include any excerpts from the book in her report, which made it less interesting.
Пример
Can you read an excerpt from your favorite story?
Контекст: «literature»
(verb) to take a part of a larger work and use it separately. This is similar to when you take a small piece of music from a song to use in your own way.
Пример
He decided to excerpt the best parts of the lecture for his notes.
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She did not excerpt any part of the speech because it was too long to summarize.
Пример
Did you excerpt any quotes from the article for your project?
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