All 5 Uses
content
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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- Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable about the man save his blazing red head, and the expression of extreme chagrin and discontent upon his features.†
Chpt 2 *discontent = dissatisfactionstandard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in discontent means not or opposite. It reverses the meaning of content as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- We found the brass box there, although its contents had been destroyed.†
Chpt 5
- He broke the seal and glanced over the contents.†
Chpt 10
- Yes, and I confess that the contents startled me beyond measure.†
Chpt 10
- With trembling hands I undid my trunk, turned out the contents, and drew from the bottom my own hair.†
Chpt 12 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2)
(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) The word forms content and contents are also commonly used to refer to what is inside something else.