This is the 257th most frequent Swedish word.
slutade
"Slutade" means "stopped" or "finished" in English.
Here, 'slutade' is used as the past tense of 'sluta' to indicate the cessation of an ongoing action, specifically reading.
Jag slutade läsa boken eftersom den inte intresserade mig.
I stopped reading the book because it did not interest me.
In this sentence, 'slutade' expresses the termination of something ongoing, specifically employment.
Hennes anställning slutade förra månaden på grund av omstrukturering.
Her employment ended last month due to restructuring.
The word 'slutade' here signifies the conclusion of an event, namely a meeting.