extract

Everyday

1. (verb) To take or pull something out, often with effort: a tooth, juice, a metal. tree →
2. (verb) To get information or money from someone who does not want to give it. tree →
3. (noun) A short piece taken from a book, film or music. tree →
4. (noun) A strong liquid taken from a plant or food, such as vanilla extract. tree →

In the lessons

In reading lessons, you read an «extract» from a novel and answer questions. In science: extract salt from sea water, extract juice from fruit, extract iron from ore. At the dentist: «have a tooth extracted». In cooking: vanilla extract.

Examples

• Read the extract and answer the questions. tree →
• The dentist had to extract my wobbly tooth. tree →
• We extracted salt from salty water by evaporation. tree →
• Add a few drops of vanilla extract to the cake. tree →
• The detective extracted the truth from the thief. tree →
• Bees extract nectar from flowers. tree →
• This extract comes from a famous children's book. tree →
• He at once extracted the arrow, and anointed the wound with a salve, the virtue of which had been taught him by Chiron himself. tree →

Note

Stress: verb ex-TRACT, noun EX-tract. Noun: extraction (taking out). An extract is a part, not the whole — in comprehension tests, answer from the extract only.