The phrase "able to excerpt a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability to extract a portion of text or information from a larger source.
Example: "The software is able to excerpt a relevant section from the document for analysis."
Alternatives: "capable of extracting a" or "able to pull a".
"Being able to excerpt bits from novels so that they'd resemble short stories was the height, in some ways, of the magazine editor's art". Ford said Hills published "the first good short story I wrote" -- 'Rock Springs' in 1981 -- "and told me if I would write good short stories he would publish them.
And yes, you can embed books just as you can other types of Scribd content, and if it's a subscription-only book, you'll only be able to read an excerpt before you're asked to subscribe.
We are honored and humbled to be able to publish an excerpt from Family Life.
I was able to access an excerpt from Ann Coulter's soon to be released, Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America.
You don't need to pull every single requirement out, e.g. skip "must be able to multitask". Excerpt just the main ones out so your letter isn't 10 pages long.
When the host of the program asked me what I planned to do on Saturday at the reading, I said, "The people who come to the reading on Saturday are going to get the DVD-special-features version of Constance". What I meant by this was that I was going to read a poem in its entirety that I had only been able to use excerpts of in the book.
Her down-to-earth advice on "finding your own frequency", as she called it, was a revelation to me, which is why I'm pleased to be able to run an exclusive excerpt from her new book in Style today.
In several recent court cases, television viewers throughout the nation were able to see excerpts of actual trial testimony on network newscasts.
Other radio and TV operations will be able to air excerpts from the arguments – and the justices' questions – on their evening newscasts.
