All 7 Uses of
content
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- To be sure, they seem contented enough; but then, I suppose, they're used to it.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *
- I suppose she's trying to cultivate a spirit of humility in Anne by dressing her as she does; but it's more likely to cultivate envy and discontent.†
Chpt 25 (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- She walked, rowed, berried, and dreamed to her heart's content; and when September came she was bright-eyed and alert, with a step that would have satisfied the Spencervale doctor and a heart full of ambition and zest once more.†
Chpt 31 (definition 2)
- She would have much preferred to sit back with the girls, where she could have laughed and chattered to her heart's content.†
Chpt 33 (definition 2)
- "I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads.†
Chpt 33 (definition 2)
- Jane, Ruby, Josie, Charlie, and Moody Spurgeon, not being troubled with the stirrings of ambition, were content to take up the Second Class work.†
Chpt 34 (definition 2)
- Anne sat long at her window that night companioned by a glad content.†
Chpt 38 (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.