SYNOPSIS in a Sentence

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The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.

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 Meanings and Examples of SYNOPSIS
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synopsis
 n.  a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Classic Sentence:
1  The Educational scheme or Course established by Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt may be resolved into the following synopsis.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X
2  A flash of eagerness suffused the face of Alexey Alexandrovitch as he rapidly wrote out a synopsis of these ideas for his own benefit.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 14
3  As for the play, he would collar Miss Whatshername and ask for a synopsis.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
4  What the American Ambassador said in introducing me, as well as a synopsis of what I said, was widely published in England and in the American papers at the time.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
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