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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
content
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a contented baby
▪ Danielle was a lovely contented baby.
a contents policyBritish English (= one that will pay out money if things in your home are damaged or stolen)
▪ Most basic contents policies cover accidents to mirrors.
a high sugar/salt/fibre etc content
▪ Red meat tends to have a high fat content.
calorie content
▪ Pizzas have a very high calorie content.
fat content
▪ Cream has a high fat content.
fibre content
▪ Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
actual
▪ Such networks, operating between research groups, could, in theory, modify the actual content of research.
▪ These can be as much responsible as actual content of teaching for the development of dogmatism.
editorial
▪ Messrs Murdoch, Maxwell and Rowland, amongst others, are known to have attempted to exercise control over editorial content.
▪ Their editorial content is usually limited to items of consumer interest and the editorial staff is kept to a minimum.
▪ It is in the field of editorial content that the Great and Good of independent television have exercised their most direct influence.
emotional
▪ The music of the words is there to be used - but not at the expense of the sense and emotional content.
▪ This film was original, surprising, oddly real in its emotional content, oddly compelling in its naturalness.
▪ You need to be in touch with the emotional content of the relationship.
▪ In his abstract ballets or interpretations of music, he rarely worried about the mood or emotional content of the music.
▪ The right temporal lobe is particularly interested in the emotional content of the facial expression.
▪ Some central features of narrative construction were studied, including the gradual embellishment of stories and their emotional content.
fat
▪ After stool wet weight had been measured, they were analysed for fat content by the Van de Kramer method.
▪ Optimum fat content imparts good body and flavor to ice cream.
▪ Our existing nutritional labelling gives a full description of sugar, fat and fibre content.
▪ It could be the fat content of the diet.
▪ Two percent milk has a fat content of two percent and usually a solids content of ten percent.
▪ Bolognese Sauce Serves 4. Fat content per serving - 5g; energy content per serving - 108 calories.
▪ It is churned from pasteurized specially cultured sweet or sour cream of about 33 percent milk fat content.
high
▪ Other than the high yam content, what else is different?
▪ A: All-purpose flour is a blend of hard and soft wheats and has a higher gluten content than cake flour.
▪ It is closely related to peat and has a relatively low carbon content and high moisture content.
▪ The plant protein isolates are highest in protein content.
▪ Smaller animals can therefore live where there is less food, provided that it is of high energy content.
▪ This species is not exacting with respect to light and soil composition, but disappears in tanks with a high nutrient content.
▪ The chief drawback to small-scale silage-making is the extra physical work involved in handling the green crop with its high water content.
▪ The high nickel content of meteoritic iron emerged at about this time as an accepted indicator of nonterrestrial origin.
low
▪ It is closely related to peat and has a relatively low carbon content and high moisture content.
▪ She raves over the low cholesterol content of kangaroo and it's distinctive, sweet taste.
▪ These diets are now frowned upon by many medical experts because of their low fibre content.
▪ Cake flour, which is milled from a soft wheat, has a finer texture and a lower gluten content.
▪ This may not be as far fetched as it seems, considering the low nutrient content of tropical forest soil.
▪ The low moisture content and salt content are preservative; hence, they are less perishable than the sausages previously described.
▪ Their lower body water content means that the alcohol is less diluted.
▪ Advantages of the nondairy toppings over whipping cream are lower fat content, lower cost per serving, and greater convenience.
political
▪ The protest was therefore emptied of serious political content.
▪ The formalities may have remained the same, but the political content had been largely drained from the annual rituals.
▪ Post-demonstration coverage also marginalised the political content, focusing, instead, on the activities of the violent minority.
▪ He is reported to have upbraided his commanders for including political content in briefings.
▪ Postmodernism does not signal the end of politics or the creation of forms which are emptied of political content.
salt
▪ They tasted and tested water for salt content.
▪ The low moisture content and salt content are preservative; hence, they are less perishable than the sausages previously described.
▪ Sea water averages 35 parts per thousand of salt, or a salt content of 3. 5 per cent.
semantic
▪ Their utterances are syntactically simpler, contain a narrower range of semantic content, and less frequently refer outside the here-and-now.
subject
▪ The effect of such narrow specialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on.
▪ First, there is their expertise derived from the subject content of their degree.
▪ The subject content of each group was varied and was, as Mr. Mallory said, his own choice.
total
▪ The total fines content is determined as the difference between the initial and the retained material weights.
▪ In patients with an increased total body sodium content, administration of salt to increase serum sodium level is inappropriate.
▪ A detailed study of the Marketing Mix comprises a substantial proportion of the total content of this manual.
▪ The total body water content, the denominator in that overall concentration term, is altered to achieve homeostasis.
▪ The total carbon content has, therefore, been taken as the carbon content and quoted as a percentage weight.
▪ Serum sodium concentration or tonicity are functions of water content relative to total body sodium content.
▪ The total protein content of the tube was evaluated by the Bradford protein method.
▪ Bicarbonate makes up approximately 95 percent of the total CO2 content, but most laboratories are not equipped to directly measure bicarbonate.
■ NOUN
alcohol
▪ The high sugar and alcohol content means that a pudding can become dangerously hot in a microwave.
▪ Beverages with higher alcohol content such as whisky and cognac did not stimulate acid secretion.
▪ But a breath test revealed an alcohol content of 88 milligrammes - more than twice the limit, the court in Pontefract heard.
▪ Guinness, which sells 22 variants of its stout around the globe, varies hugely in alcohol content.
▪ He was happy about the alcohol content, but the damp bandage soon took the smile off his face.
▪ To find out how different drinks compare for alcohol content, use the % alcohol column.
▪ The alcohol content is clearly stated on the front of the label.
▪ So you can't ignore their alcohol content.
course
▪ Whatever breakdown is chosen, the course content must address all the ensuing topics.
▪ However, it is vital to be thoroughly familiar with the whole course content and requirements before deciding on a time-scale.
▪ However the entry requirements and the course content will be the same for all students regardless of which institution has admitted them.
▪ Like course content and organisation in general, length is negotiated with organisations before they come in.
curriculum
▪ It sought continually to encourage teachers to reevaluate classroom practice - both in curriculum content and methodology.
▪ Stressing the individuality of the school is vital, particularly now that the National Curriculum gives a uniformity to curriculum content.
▪ The document was divided into sections concerning curriculum content, overlap, teaching methods, relevance, and evaluation.
▪ I believe that the focus of attention is shifting from curriculum content to how best to teach science.
▪ How many items were there that centred on curriculum content and administration matters and how many focussed on individuals?
▪ The first consisted of an analysis of curriculum content and teaching methods conducted by questionnaire.
energy
▪ Fat content per serving - nil; energy content per serving - 174 calories.
▪ It would be most useful to find the crater, since its size tells us the energy content of the explosion.
▪ Smaller animals can therefore live where there is less food, provided that it is of high energy content.
▪ Because of the enormous energy content of tsunami waves, their behavior is a little different from what we see in puddles.
▪ But helium-3 is exquisitely valuable because of its energy content.
▪ The Kimberley area is rich in crystalline deposits; thus the rocks have high energy content.
factor
▪ These authors have shown that colonic platelet activating factor content was significantly increased irrespective of colonic inflammation.
▪ Finally, note that C represents the factor content of consumption.
▪ The factor content of its exports consists of a higher capital / labor ratio than the factor content of its imports.
fibre
▪ Our existing nutritional labelling gives a full description of sugar, fat and fibre content.
▪ They have proved beneficial for plants partly because of their cotton fibre content, which lends moisture.
▪ These diets are now frowned upon by many medical experts because of their low fibre content.
▪ The reason is that fruit juices are simply fruit stripped of its natural fibre content.
▪ Gain all the well-established health advantages of eating meals high in dietary fibre content.
▪ No need to weigh these fruits; day-to-day variations will tend to balance out the calorie and fibre content.
▪ A reduced fibre content of the diet on its own might be an important contributor to the development of colonic cancer.
▪ It has a low fibre content and a low portion weight, so its fibre contribution to the average diet is negligible.
information
▪ A note on the information content of relocating corporate domicile: a trading volume approach - Yan-Leung Cheung and Yu-Hon Lui.
▪ First, reinforcement should be specific, incorporating as much information content as possible.
▪ Precis, however, does not specify particular receivers or adjust the information content to them.
▪ At this stage you must use your knowledge and apply it to the question and its information content.
▪ The information content of maps is also an issue for user interfaces.
▪ Hence, the possibility arises that the information content of the dividend decision may contradict the information presented in other sources.
▪ However, empirical evidence on the information content of dividends is not consistent.
▪ Ultimately, the effect of the introduction of index futures on the information content of share prices is an empirical matter.
moisture
▪ It is closely related to peat and has a relatively low carbon content and high moisture content.
▪ Modifications in curd treatment result in cheeses that are different in moisture content, body and texture, and flavor and aroma.
▪ The moisture content of wood may be determined simply by weighing a small sample before and after oven drying.
▪ The low moisture content and salt content are preservative; hence, they are less perishable than the sausages previously described.
▪ Up to about 25 percent moisture content the whole of the water in wood is held in association with the hydroxyls in the cell walls.
▪ The churned product is salted and worked to the legal moisture content.
▪ As with conventionally grown grains, millers will accept samples with a 2 % admixture and moisture content of 14 %.
▪ The moisture content of a range of samples was measured at 9-14 %, using a Protimeter TimberMini moisture meter.
protein
▪ Cell disruption was checked at microscopy. Protein content was determined by Lowry's method.
▪ The plant protein isolates are highest in protein content.
▪ The total protein content of the tube was evaluated by the Bradford protein method.
sugar
▪ Reducing sugar content below 0.25%. 7.
▪ They changed the way they cooked agave to alter the sugar content.
▪ Where there is more rain and cloud the beet grows larger but it has less sugar content.
▪ Certain types of liquids, especially those with a high sugar content, cause bottle tops to stick.
▪ They can also be classified according to their sugar content, ie dry, medium or sweet.
▪ The extent of nectar production is apparently associated with pollinator size and there is variation in its sugar content and dilution.
sulphur
▪ It is hoped this will cut the sulphur content of coal emissions by between 50 and 70 percent.
▪ Investigators suspect that many of the cargoes of coal had a high sulphur content.
water
▪ The chief drawback to small-scale silage-making is the extra physical work involved in handling the green crop with its high water content.
▪ A significant fraction of their water content can emerge from the explosion at a speed below the escape velocity of Mercury.
▪ As to oil I use the lightest possible, which is grapeseed oil, but it has a high water content.
▪ The means by which body water content may be altered is by changing either intake or excretion of water, or both.
▪ Serious answer: Condense the soup by boiling off half its water content.
▪ The total body water content, the denominator in that overall concentration term, is altered to achieve homeostasis.
▪ Tumours contain a relatively high water content and therefore have a relatively long T1 and T2 compared with normal soft tissue.
▪ Their lower body water content means that the alcohol is less diluted.
■ VERB
determine
▪ Suprex has introduced the Aromatic Analyser which determines the aromatic content of petroleum fuels.
▪ Simpson was outraged that the media themselves determine the content of stories.
▪ Invitro experiments show back titration to be very accurate and precise in determining the alkali content of standard bicarbonate solutions.
▪ Presumably, the lawmaker must determine the content of these general requirements of justice.
▪ The degree of sugar in the grape determines the alcoholic content.
▪ Concern remained at loss of the substantive power to determine the content of specific legislation.
increase
▪ But they illustrate the second key task facing public schools: how to increase the academic content and standards for all students.
▪ Ferroan calcite Varying through mauve, purple to royal blue with increasing Fe content.
▪ For instance, toasting and saut ing most foods can increase their fiber content.
▪ Ferroan dolomite Pale to deep turquoise with increasing Fe content.
▪ The haulm must be allowed to mature to increase the dry matter content.
▪ In patients with an increased total body sodium content, administration of salt to increase serum sodium level is inappropriate.
reduce
▪ Use less meat than the stated quantity and add canned beans to reduce fat content.
▪ It is especially important not to reduce the carbohydrate content of the diet.
▪ Potash shortage is often an induced condition caused by too much nitrogen reducing the potash content to an unbalanced proportion.
▪ Staff within Engineering Project Management are leading a £760,000 environmental project designed to reduce the heavy metal content in industrial liquid discharges.
▪ The overburden reduces the moisture content of the peat.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
do sth to your heart's content
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Chestnuts have a high water content.
▪ He could not provide a copy of the report but outlined its contents.
▪ Many of the essays are political in content.
▪ People pay as much attention to your voice as to the content of your speech.
▪ The software, designed for children, has good graphics and animation that doesn't overwhelm the content.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A full centralisation of structure and a more flowing and energetic style - often with greater pictorial content - is in evidence.
▪ Entrance requirement: First or Second Class Honours in mathematics, or another science with substantial mathematical content.
▪ In addition to the statutory requirements, the form and content of an audit report is governed by requirements laid down in auditing standards.
▪ In other words, information received must have the same content and organization as information sent.
▪ The content may be too trivial or too deep for the group, causing embarrassment to the teacher.
▪ The content of milk fat is not less than 8. 5 percent; of Sugar, about 44 percent.
▪ The content of this document will be similar to the information listed in table 4.2.
II.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
perfectly
▪ A rabbit which up to that time may have been perfectly content to sit it out suddenly has more grounds for fear.
▪ It was a hangout of the privileged classes, smug, snobbish, and perfectly content to remain small.
▪ The rest of the band appeared perfectly content to let this happen.
▪ The larger southern Episcopal element was perfectly content to keep bishops three thousand miles away.
▪ She was perfectly content and regarded the liberated woman as a creature to be pitied.
▪ The baby was lying on his back in his crib, perfectly content.
▪ But she told me she would have been perfectly content if they had not taken this course.
▪ Until then he appeared perfectly content with his placid existence.
quite
▪ Broomhead had had enough, realising that the old gent was quite content to stay there all day nattering.
▪ They seemed quite content to catch no more than a cupful of minute shrimp.
▪ They were quite content to let it fall down.
▪ I must have been quite content and happy.
▪ Henry looked anxiously towards me, but I was quite content to be an observer of this unfolding drama.
▪ I was quite content to clock his progress as the coil steadily unwound.
▪ Undoubtedly, the Conservatives have been quite content to increase state domination.
▪ Many people, including elderly people, are quite content with their apparent misery.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ All he needs is a good book to read and he is quite content.
▪ At the moment my mother seems content to take things slowly.
▪ Carla seems pretty much content with her life.
▪ He rarely talked about his own work, and was content to listen to the experiences of others.
▪ He was a strong, vital man, successful and content with his life.
▪ The baby sat on its mother's lap, perfectly content.
▪ We were perfectly content to go on walking until it got dark.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He had got under her skin, and after half an hour she went home alone, not content with second-best.
▪ Melville is content to let his story flow and ebb.
▪ They were quite content to let it fall down.
▪ Unlike many others, Church was not content to depict the Falls from one or two vantage points.
III.noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Ferroan dolomite Pale to deep turquoise with increasing Fe content.
▪ In other words, information received must have the same content and organization as information sent.
IV.verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Corbett could scarcely understand some of the accents and contented himself with gazing around.
▪ Jones, shoulders hunched against the numbing cold, contented himself with a quiet display.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Content

Content \Con*tent"\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. [F. content, fr. L. contentus, p. p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain.] Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

Having food and rai ment, let us be therewith content.
--1 Tim. vi. 8.

Content

Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents.

  1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.

    I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
    --Grew.

  2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]

    Strong ship's, of great content.
    --Bacon.

  3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.

    The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.
    --Graunt.

    Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary.

Content

Content \Con*tent"\, n.

  1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.

    Such is the fullness of my heart's content.
    --Shak.

  2. Acquiescence without examination. [Obs.]

    The sense they humbly take upon content.
    --Pope.

  3. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

    So will I in England work your grace's full content.
    --Shak.

  4. (Eng. House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes ``Content.''.

    Supposing the number of ``Contents'' and ``Not contents'' strictly equal in number and consequence.
    --Burke.

Content

Content \Con*tent"\, v. t. [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L. contentus, p. p. See Content, a.]

  1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.

    Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
    --I. Watts.

    Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
    --Mark xv. 15.

  2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

    Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
    --Shak.

    Syn: To satisfy; appease; please. See Satiate.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
content

c.1400, from Old French content, "satisfied," from Latin contentus "contained, satisfied," past participle of continere (see contain). Related: Contently (largely superseded by contentedly).

content

early 15c., from Middle French contenter, from content (adj.) "satisfied," from Latin contentus "contained, satisfied," past participle of continere (see contain). Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has. Related: Contented; contentedly.

content

"that which is contained," early 15c., from Latin contentum, contenta, noun use of past participle of continere (see contain). Meaning "satisfaction" is from 1570s; heart's content is from 1590s (Shakespeare).

Wiktionary
content

Etymology 1 n. (context uncountable English) That which is contained. Etymology 2

  1. Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction. Etymology 3

    n. 1 Satisfaction; contentment 2 (context obsolete English) acquiescence without examination 3 That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy. 4 (context UK House of Lords English) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote. 5 (context UK House of Lords English) A member who votes in assent. Etymology 4

    v

  2. 1 (context transitive English) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease. 2 (context transitive obsolete English) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

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WordNet
content

adj. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [syn: contented] [ant: discontented]

content

  1. v. satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"

  2. make content; "I am contented" [ant: discontent]

content

  1. n. everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"

  2. what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, subject matter, substance]

  3. the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

  4. the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity]

  5. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: cognitive content, mental object]

  6. the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" [syn: contentedness]

  7. something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: subject, depicted object]

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Wikipedia
Content

Content or contents may refer to:

Content (media)

In publishing, art, and communication, content is the information and experience(s) directed towards an end-user or audience. Content is "something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts". Content can be delivered via many different media including the Internet, television, audio CDs, books, magazines, and live events, such as conferences and stage performances.

Content (Centreville, Maryland)

Content, also known as C.C. Harper Farm, is a historic home located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is of brick construction, two stories high, five bays wide and one room deep, with a single flush brick chimney. The house was constructed about 1787. Also on the property are a small Flemish bond brick dairy and a meathouse.

Content was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Content (album)

Content is the seventh full-length studio album by UK band Gang of Four, released January 24, 2011 on Grönland Records in Europe and the following day on Yep Roc Records in the US.

Content (measure theory)

In mathematics, a content is a set function like a measure but a content need not be countably additive, but must only be finitely additive. A content is a real function μ defined on a field of sets A such that

  1. μ(A) ∈  [0, ∞]whenever A ∈ A.
  2. $\mu(\varnothing) = 0.$
  3. $\mu(A_1 \cup A_2) = \mu(A_1) + \mu(A_2) \text{ whenever } A_1,A_2 \in \mathcal{A} \text{ and } A_1 \cap A_2 = \varnothing.$

An example of a content is a measure, which is a σ-additive content defined on a σ-field. Every (real-valued) measure is a content, but not vice versa. Contents give a good notion of integrating bounded functions on a space but can behave badly when integrating unbounded functions, while measures give a good notion of integrating unbounded functions.

Content (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)

Content, also known as the Bowling House, is a historic home located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, across the street from the county courthouse. The home is a -story, two-part frame structure built in three stages. The first section, built in 1787, consisted of the present main block, with a stair hall and porch were added ca. 1800. A north wing was added before 1844. Content is one of the oldest buildings remaining in the county seat of Upper Marlboro, along with Kingston and the Buck (James Waldrop) House. Content has always been owned by prominent families in the civic, economic, and social affairs of town, county, and state including the Magruder, Beanes, and Lee families; and the Bowling and Smith families of the 20th century.

Content was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Upper Marlboro Residential Historic District.

Content (Freudian dream analysis)

In Freudian dream analysis, content is both the manifest and latent content in a dream, that is, the dream itself as it is remembered, and the hidden meaning of the dream. Dreams embody the involuntary occurrences within the mind throughout various stages of sleep. Throughout the early part of the twentieth century, psychologist Sigmund Freud made incredible advances in the study and analysis of dreams. Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) used an evolutionary biological perspective to infer that these nightly visions are a product of one’s individual psyche. As the “royal road to the unconscious”, dreams allow for accessibility to parts of the mind that are inaccessible through conscious thought. According to his psychoanalytic theory, dreams—like most psychological experiences—can be understood through two distinct levels: manifest and latent. Modern research continuously proves that dreams contain fundamentally meaningful information. Therefore, appropriate interpretations of these two layers can facilitate assistance in understanding, “whether, when, and how unconscious processes are truly relevant to daily life” (Friedman & Schustack, 2012).

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Usage examples of "content".

For a coverlet he had a dark rug, a good deal worn, and in this he would wrap his naked bleeding body, and lie down on the hard floor, well content to add an aching rest to the account of his pleasures.

Third Street, the home of Mayor Samuel Powel, whose wealth and taste could be measured in richly carved paneling, magnificent paintings, a tea service in solid silver that would have fetched considerably more than the entire contents of the Adams household at Braintree.

Exactly when Adams found out about the letter, or read its content, are not clear, but once, and apparently only once, he unburdened his pent-up fury, in a letter written earlier that summer to Edmund Jenings.

Its high protein content in combination with its succulence pre-eminently adapts it to such a use.

But he noted after a while that the Lady Aiee scarcely touched the contents of the dishes offered her.

The time involved was about half an hour, between seven-fifteen, when Phoebe Gunther left the baby carriage and its contents, including the monkey wrenches, with Boone in the room, and around seven forty-five, when Alger Kates discovered the body.

It was fortunate for me that I did not procure these volumes till I had heard them very generally spoken of, for the curiosity I felt to know the contents of a work so violently anathematised, led me to make enquiries which elicited a great deal of curious feeling.

Then Andromeda, in a perfect tempest of outrage, fishfed the entire contents of the chest: shore me of my valiant past as a steering drover ballocks a bull.

I was astonished at the measured way in which he answered me, and as I had heard enough to guess that the boy and girl were very good friends indeed, I contented myself with warning him to take care of his health, and with this I left him.

Nor was the rapacious son of Severus contented with such a measure of taxation as had appeared sufficient to his moderate predecessors.

We might content ourselves with relating this extraordinary transaction, but we cannot dissemble how much in its present form it appears to us inconsistent and incredible.

It appears that as the thermostat tests the blood passing through for temperature so the appestat tests it for glucose content.

They could not eat what had been prepared by Mussulman hands, and so they sat gazing wistfully at the appetising dishes, and contented themselves with a little fruit.

Not content with running the rental plate and billing for his car, she had spent the past hour acquiring a dossier on the renter, Marvin Argus from Chicago, who now smiled at her from the glowing screen.

While she sorted through its contents, he sat there, rubbing his head, clueless as to what to do next.