All 7 Uses of
content
in
Dubliners
- She had broad nostrils, a straggling mouth which lay open in a contented leer, and two projecting front teeth.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- He felt humiliated and discontented; he did not even feel drunk; and he had only twopence in his pocket.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *
- As the old man said nothing further, the boy took the bottle and said: "Here's my best respects, sir, to Mr. Henchy," drank the contents, put the bottle back on the table and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- Mr. M'Coy tasted his whisky contentedly and shook his head with a double intention, saying: "That's no joke, I can tell you."†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Some mothers would be content to patch up such an affair for a sum of money; she had known cases of it.†
Chpt 7 (definition 2)
- Mrs. Kearney was well content at this.†
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *
- It was deservedly applauded; and, when it was ended, the men went out for the interval, content.†
Chpt 13 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) The word forms content and contents are also commonly used to refer to what is inside something else.