excerpt
//ˈɛk.sɜːpt//
Noun
excerptSingular
excerptsPlural
1
A short passage or segment taken from a longer text, film, or piece of music.
The teacher read an excerpt from the novel to the class.
Verb
to excerptInfinitive
excerptPresent tense
excerptedPast tense
excerptedPast participle
excerptingPresent participle
excerptsThird-person singular
1
To select or extract a passage or segment from a longer work.
The teacher excerpted a few paragraphs from the novel for the students to analyze.