English vocabulary examples in context: abridge
Vocabulary in context: abridge -- Example 1.
One was the British consul at Suez, who, despite the prophecies of the English Government, and the unfavourable predictions of Stephenson, was in the habit of seeing, from his office window, English ships daily passing to and fro on the great canal, by which the old roundabout route from England to India by the Cape of Good Hope was abridged by at least a half.
Vocabulary in context: abridge -- Example 2.
The generation which is passing in its turn over the earth, is not forced to abridge it for the sake of the generations, its equal, after all, who will have their turn later on.
Vocabulary in context: abridge -- Example 3.
Let us abridge the tale.
Vocabulary in context: abridge -- Example 4.
Jean Valjean's visits were not abridged.
Vocabulary in context: abridge -- Example 5.
But we must abridge, we will only present them briefly.
