All 7 Uses of
content
in
Murder On The Orient Express
- At any rate, Madame, you are quite happy and contented now?†
Chpt 2.14 *contented = satisfied
- What my daughter will say—" Poirot managed adroitly to help the good lady to replace the contents of her handbag, and he then shepherded her towards the door.†
Chpt 2.4
- The contents of all three were simple and straightforward, and the examination would not have taken more than a couple of minutes had not Mrs. Hubbard delayed matters by insisting on due attention being paid to photographs of "my daughter" and of two rather ugly children—"my daughter's children.†
Chpt 2.14
- The contents of Mr. Hardman's two "grips" were soon examined and passed.†
Chpt 2.15
- Poirot finished his search by opening the little cupboard above the washbasin and taking a rapid glance at its contents-a sponge, face cream, powder and a small bottle labelled trional.†
Chpt 2.15
- Poirot took a quick glance through the contents of the small case on the seat.†
Chpt 2.15
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- M. Poirot was content to watch the teeming activity of the station through a window pane.†
Chpt 1.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.