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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a extract from" is not correct in English; it should be "an extract from." You can use it when referring to a portion taken from a larger text, such as a book, article, or document.
Example: "Here is an extract from the novel that highlights the main character's journey."
Alternatives: "a passage from" or "an excerpt from."
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Four of the groups received a chlorophyll based marker at a rate of 2 g/d: i) Mg Chlorophyllin (MgC), ii) Fe Chlorophyllin (FeC), iii) Zn Chlorophyllin (ZnC) or iv) Spirulina (Chlorophyll a extract from blue green algae, Sp).
In a extract from his memoir The Purple Revolution, published in the Daily Telegraph last month, Farage said if he did not win a seat in the commons he would resign as party leader as it was "frankly just not credible for [him] to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat of [him] own".
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A recent edition included an extract from an Our Towns column about Hartford, Connecticut, by Iver Peterson.
There will also be an extract from a dystopian novel set in a reunited Korea.
It's an extract from a book".
He enclosed an extract from a short story.
This is an extract from a longer article.
It was always an extract from a book.
Here's an extract from a Times story (paywall) with extracts from her speech.
Here's an extract from a news release I've just received from Ipsos MORI.
This is an extract from a speech given to the Royal Television Society on Wednesday.
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