All 13 Uses of
content
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He walked away from them, looking around, with Hedwig nestled contentedly on his shoulder, but this room was not likely to raise his spirits.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- The stew skidded the length of the table and came to a halt just before the end, leaving a long black burn on the wooden surface; the flagon of Butterbeer fell with a crash, spilling its contents everywhere; the bread knife slipped off the board and landed, point down and quivering ominously, exactly where Sirius's right hand had been seconds before.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- With a grin at the thought of what Hermione would say if she could see the statue of the elf, Harry turned his moneybag upside-down and emptied not just ten Galleons, but the whole contents into the pool.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- The contents of Harry's potion vanished; he was left standing foolishly beside an empty cauldron.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- Harry wondered dully whether there were enough chapters in the book to keep them reading through all this year's lessons and was on the point of checking the contents page when he noticed that Hermione had her hand in the air again.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- I could manure my garden with the contents of that rag.†
Chpt 25 (definition 1)
- The silver-white contents were ebbing and swirling within.†
Chpt 28 (definition 1)
- He gave the contents of the Pensieve a small prod with the end of his wand.†
Chpt 28 (definition 1)
- He strode back to his cauldron, intending to fill another flask and force Snape to mark it, but saw to his horror that the rest of the contents had vanished.†
Chpt 29 (definition 1)
- Ron assured Harry he would reimburse him for his half the moment he left Hogwarts and got a job, but before they could close the deal, Hermione had confiscated the bottle from Carmichael and poured the contents down a toilet.†
Chpt 31 (definition 1)
- Harry contented himself with nodding at the carpet, which was growing lighter as the sky outside grew paler.†
Chpt 37 (definition 1) *
- He knew the prophecy had been made, though he did not know its full contents.†
Chpt 37 (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Sirius was a brave, clever and energetic man, and such men are not usually content to sit at home in hiding while they believe others to be in danger.†
Chpt 37 (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.