| 单词 | content |
| 例句 | And with the steady advances in telecommunications, they would soon be able to disseminate their own digital content in so many new ways to so many more people. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I was glad even beyond the contents of the vending machine. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For some reason, I quickly deleted the contents. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But men have made the same mistake more than once—left the whole business out of account, or been content to trust to luck and the fortune of war. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill the pony was with them, and as before he had a good deal of baggage, but he trotted along beside Sam and seemed well content. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Not because of Reba, who was quite content with the life her mother and she lived, but because of her granddaughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, the most important cereal crops of eastern Asia and of the New World—rice and corn, respectively—had a lower protein content that posed significant nutritional problems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The faction bowls are printed on my eyelids, tipped on their sides, their contents in a pile on the street. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The only new result we were likely to pick up before Christmas was the divalent metal content of the DNA- containing phage T4. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After reading an article describing the nutritional intake of the University of Washington crew team, Smith made sure the horse received feed with a high calcium content. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The information content of the human brain expressed in bits is probably comparable to the total number of connections among the neurons—about a hundred trillion, 1014, bits. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, every day, the perimeters of her former estate seemed to double, as did the contents of her almari and coffer boxes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Wasn’t she content to be golden perfection without cutting away at me? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, fattened up on mice and wearing a thicker coat of fur, he was content to play outdoors most days. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I busied myself cleaning up the broken beaker, content for once to be a lowly prentice with no hand in this business. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They checked on the speckled cattle once a week to see if they had left the canyons around the springs; but the cattle seemed content to stay there, at least for the winter. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They had come into the church the night before and deposited the contents of latrines inside the confessional. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The other day he got hold of Floyd Chaceley's pencil case in the Maths room and tipped its contents into the quad. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And, if your whole office was using the same hardware, software, and e-mail system, you could be even more productive, by seamlessly shooting your digitized content around your company, from department to department. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I would have to content myself with cursing him roundly and silently. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Her dragons had grown too large to be content with rats and cats and dogs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I open the first trunk, and light spills across the shimmering contents—piles of sequined, gold-threaded, and patterned fabric. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Barack was more content to spend an evening alone, reading up on urban housing policy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But if not, the hyper-rich are content to stick with their kind. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When Calder flipped to the table of contents, he saw that Chapter Two was called “The Puzzle.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s political to some extent. You have to understand that. And who knows if they’ll like the content of this play? We can’t control that. It’s really out of our hands.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He was sometimes content to sweep floors, sort boxes, and carry furniture. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She takes a vial from her pocket and dumps the contents into her mouth— painkillers for the bullet wound in her leg, I assume. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “On three,” said Harry, looking back down at the locket and narrowing his eyes, concentrating on the letter S, imagining a serpent, while the contents of the locket rattled like a trapped cockroach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It took me another two minutes to open the book and look over the table of contents. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The wood had split, the lid opening to spill the chest's contents across the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The last time he had disturbed its contents, he had seen much more than he would have wished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I opened it and pulled out the contents. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Tobacco grown in the eastern Mediterranean countries where arsenical insecticides are not used has shown no such increase in arsenic content. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He was content and confident, and so was I. And that is how I happened to stay around Amarillo for a while. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from the office, Arm could see their dreamy, contented expressions. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I was perfectly content with sizzling like bacon, but as I looked to the right I could see my friend Shannon. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She would not be bringing Edward back with her to make her heart content, but she knew she had not failed him, and she breathed a heavy sigh of sadness, disappointment, and relief. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My trunk was broken open and the contents scattered. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They bought one ad, opposite the contents page of the New Yorker magazine, and in the space of a month sales doubled to 60,000. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He shivered against me, his murps only gradually quieting into contented gurgles as he calmed down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d never seen any photos of this room, but its layout and contents had been described in great detail by the movers hired to clear the place out after Halliday’s death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dad and Leo are pawing through a mound of paper on the breakfast table, the contents of three or four fat folders from the cabinet above the wall oven. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But now she saw that her brother was trying to escape his grief in a way she hadn’t expected; and she was no longer content to be quiet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z We are quiet for a while after, content to contemplate the stars above us, to find music in the distant sounds that drift up from the forges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The seriousness of Dad’s condition may be adjudged by the fact that he contented himself with a withering look. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “So long as they save those weapons for our common foe, I am content.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Around here the people seem content to settle for whatever scars life whangs them with as a decoration. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The information content of these pulses is negligible: a succession of simple numerical patterns coded into beeps. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But suddenly the house had spilled its contents into a night which now belonged to a half-comic domestic crisis. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Since Ifemelu came back, he found himself seeking stories of men who had left their marriages, and willing the stories to end well, the children more contented with separated parents than with married unhappy parents. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Miles had stashed his backpack behind the driver’s seat—apparently in a hurry, because it was on its side, and its contents spilled out in the cramped space. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In one case the arsenic came from the slag heaps of mining operations, in the other from rock with a high natural content of arsenic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z No longer was she content to “feed upon opinion” when her own soul had invited her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He loved being blinded and hot under the plastic, and gave contented sighs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My mom brings me a plate of food, and I am content. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But he was too contented to worry long. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Kaede fell asleep again; the dogs stretched out, content, on either side of them; but Taisin lay awake thinking for a long time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In a resemblance relation, a statement makes a claim that overlaps in content with the one that came before it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "I have left off puzzling about the origin of Strata and content myself with knowing that it is so," he recorded. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t much, but both horse and cow seemed content with the change of fare. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “No sir. I’m content with things as they are. I don’t want to question, I just want to stay this way.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And he remembered that of late his son had said nothing of going away but had been content, and why was he content? The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The PAC declared that they intended to overthrow white supremacy and establish a government Africanist in origin, socialist in content, and democratic in form. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tick through the contents, suddenly conscious of the Jim Crow booklet I stole from the library. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The verbal information content of this book is a little less than ten million bits, 107. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits there all content, chomping on it and the rest of his food. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The mindless contents of commercial television and the integuments of international crisis and internecine warfare within the human family are the principal messages about life on Earth that we choose to broadcast to the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gordy Adam was content to bask quietly in the sun wearing his Indian headband. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The A-4 judge poured the contents of the twenty-four bottles into a shot glass, and it did not overflow. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On examining the contents of the other packs, I find the only discernible difference is that they contain both gray and white outfits. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She’s missing a shoe, and the contents of her purse are scattered around her like the guts of a pulled party popper. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Beans scattered, a turnip rolled into a mud puddle, a sack of flour split and spilled its precious contents in the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So I heard. Listen, sitzpinkler, I'd love to comfort you, but I could put out a house fire with the contents of my bladder right now.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I scanned the words, and, seeing their content, blushed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On retrieving the bowl after the day’s work, he unwrapped the cloth as he always did, to check on the bowl’s contents. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Now, alarmed, sitting under the tree, Moch opened the second envelope and read its contents. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Many of the words were too complicated for me to understand, but I did get the gist of the papers’ content. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle, two generations later, was content to argue that those things happened because it was the nature of the Moon to have phases and eclipses—mere verbal juggling, an explanation that explains nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer content to recline, it now reaches for the sky, much like the high-rise buildings lining our city streets. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The black men have long since hidden themselves aboard the Flying Squadron, and I’m not at all convinced that the mob won’t content themselves with a redheaded dwarf instead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The contents had returned to their original, silvery-white state, swirling and rippling beneath his gaze. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This was because the Basement and its contents didn’t exist as a part of the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Right,” said Harry hastily, staring at the contents of the Pensieve again, which were swirling more slowly now that Dumbledore had stopped adding thoughts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Well, it doesn't matter, I'll pick the tank from the contents of the drip cans hanging from the spigots. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy had been contented until her husband became a landlord and then she began to change. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His habit was to his captives into his grimly castle, where he took off all their clothes and whacked them to his heart’s content, as a hobby. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lainie is in Dublin, with the circus,” Tara says, turning her attention to the contents of the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There had been a massive riot there in 1929.1 thought about my anger and frustration after I’d been slugged in A-block, my fantasy of the building and all its contents going up in flames. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The contents of the suitcase were turned out on the floor. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z But try as she might, she could not picture their titles, nor remember a single clue as to their contents. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z This time, while his friends cried for help from somewhere far away—so far away they sounded like whining mosquitoes—Reynie had been sitting in the Whisperer, incredibly happy and content, grinning in triumph. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The middle of the floor was strewn with the contents of the overturned chests and drawers. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcos spent two weeks assembling the contents according to an instruction manual written in English, which he was able to decipher thanks to his invincible imagination and a small dictionary. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently,” he said, “apparently our brethren in the Northland are not content merely with the Supreme Court’s activities. They are now trying to change our hymns on us.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But the frowns had at last faded away, replaced entirely by the pleasant, contented smiles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Just yesterday he drove one of a dozen tanker trucks delivering the contents of a high school swimming pool to Camp Pendleton Marine Base. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Like I said, I am content with my present circumstances for the most part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Iofur was not content with his armor, he wanted another soul as well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He swirls its contents, and drains it in a single gulp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The water was too deep to wade into, its contents too suspect to swim through. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The wines of the Tang people are of a very high alcoholic content, and much stronger than demon wines. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought for a moment that McLaggen might punch him, but he contented himself with an ugly grimace and stormed away, growling what sounded like threats to thin air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Dragonbone is black because of its high iron content, the book told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’m content to simply sit next to him in silence, the air between us still crackling with possibility, but Phil is going to ask, and I know I have to answer. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I wish I could be that man. He is just so happy and content with his life,” Alhaji said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z However, she was content enough, and they lived in harmony together. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z At five o’clock I looked in on him, and found him seemingly as happy and contented as he used to be. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Servants rush to clean, but more hit the floor and splatter their contents before the servants can catch them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He did not look at me, he went on reading his paper, contented, comfortable, having assumed his way of living, the master of his house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Toby was content watching them fly around, the anticipation building in his own mind. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She peered at me over her spectacles, and then she opened a drawer and fumbled among its contents for a long time, so long that my hopes began to falter. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When it finally passed, I copied the contents of all five dossiers over to my flash drive, then opened the Mission Status folder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The contents of the probe endured forces no human could survive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He quickly flipped through the table of contents. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z With so much to see, I was content to ramble on, pausing to look at whatever took my interest, of which there was no scarcity. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her straw bag, delighted that his address lay nestled among its contents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “This is going to make such a great story: How I nursed a pirate back to health and my love saved him,” Miss Ohio said with a contented sigh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The more she scraped, the more content she became with her aerie, and the more Duchess, Lady, and Drum returned to her visual mind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He gripped his sandwich so hard, its contents bulged. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The contents were surprising, but the cloth was even more so. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He could not believe the contents of the survival pack. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been told the good old-time Negro sang and danced and was content.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They were content to eat the results of all this hard labour, but they were unwilling to do their full share of the work. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Dad looked content and happy, not just with life but with me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Lee Scoresby knew he’d see nothing from the sky, so he had to content himself with checking his equipment, though it was all in meticulous order. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Wynn still hadn’t fastened the cabinet doors back on, and all the contents of the shelves were visible. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The old man’s cough grew better and he sat in the sun by the southern wall of the house, always half-asleep and warm and content. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He attempts to sort through the contents of a table, pushing aside piles of newspapers and a birdless birdcage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I used my time commuting to and from New York City to upload content to Louella’s social media accounts, like Instagram or Twitter, urging people to shop Louella. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nearly all the adults entering the airless dining room were nauseated by the prospect of a roast dinner, or even roast meat with salad, and would have been content with a glass of cool water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He took pride in knowing the ways and mires, and was, after his fashion, content to be employed away from the eye of censure and the lash. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Stubborn flies quickly formed a lid for it until a group of boys rolled the barrel away and set fire to its contents. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But Chubs and I were perfectly content to sit by ourselves, watching, waiting, but not dipping our toes into the ocean. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We were just content to rest our feet and curl up in a semicozy place. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Overall, my grandmother felt content and safe in her marriage, but it lacked the kind of passionate love she always imagined for herself. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The second man, Inspector Guthrie, seemed content to occupy the sidelines. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The bucket made its way around the room at a snail’s pace as each man studied the contents and chose a small portion of discarded potato or bread or gristle. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sister Beatrice, what is it? Why have you done this? Are we not content with the anara we are offered in other sisters’ homes? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There were good people on this benighted world, the star decided, warmed and contented. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A can of a mothproofing material containing DDD, for example, carries in very fine print the warning that its contents are under pressure and that it may burst if exposed to heat or open flame. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Amid much rejoicing, the crews of the three small boats raised sail and forged ahead, spray breaking over their bows and freezing on the men and all the contents of the boats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In the view of these black elites, a “poverty complex” plagued the black poor, one that made them politically apathetic and content with broken-down, overcrowded, and dirty living conditions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “And during this time, doctor, what precisely has been the nature and content of your work?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was made very clear that the entire contents of the study—the very existence of the study—was to be kept secret, even from the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Wang Lung looked at him and then went back to the middle room well content. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I have picked four passages of twenty-first-century prose, diverse in style and content, and will think aloud as I try to understand what makes them work. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was scary, my secrets spilled out across the room, like a garbage truck had backed up and dumped its sorry contents across the floor for her to sort through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As far back as she could recall the content of her days there had always been this silent forest which retained for her its mystery. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Not only was the roast chicken unimpressive, but after a few forkfuls, she’d dashed into the bathroom to deposit the contents of her stomach. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z WHY was the man tipped to be Minister of Magic content to remain a mere headmaster? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then one Khmer Rouge soldier roughly jerks a bag off of one man’s shoulder and dumps its contents on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For now, I would have to be content knowing I had helped Muti. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Indeed, staring down that night at the baby’s long lashes, the little rosebud mouth half open in deep and contented slumber, she and her husband had felt nothing could be more appropriate. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bod saw the chaos on the floor of the Frobisher mausoleum, the fallen coffins with their contents scattered across over the aisle. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Swiftly we slip into the water, lie on our backs and swim, holding the boots with their contents up over our heads. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She was mad at Mom and Dad, but she was content with me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was a case of honor among honorable people, and the content meant more than the form, and marks were really a bit silly anyway, weren't they, when you knew you'd always get an A? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I told her he was rather an ugly man, but quite a gentleman; and that he treated me kindly, and I was content. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A computer-savvy user trying to maintain his Web site might be mystified by instructions on the maintenance page which refer to “nodes,” “content type,” and “attachments.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Tristran looked at the crimson and canary and russet cloth, at clothes which looked more like the costumes of traveling players or the contents of his cousin Joan's charades chest, and said, "My clothes?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And yet there again, the Neurocase paper I cite above on the prodigious memorizer of 7t describes how the subject’s “self-report indicates that imagining affective situations and high emotional content is critical for successful recall.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z "Not much," he said, dumping out the contents onto the kitchen table. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z And it did, too; silently he swore to himself that this dog of a man would never win the jiggeh with its priceless contents. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z When Caesar had approached her, she envisioned two outcomes: a contented, hard-won life in a northern city, or death. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “The blog won’t create content for itself, I suppose,” her dad murmured. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The musical forms, phrases, harmonies and the poetic structure reveal a great deal of material apart from the content of the lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It had been here, in this very room, that Dumbledore had told him that he was to confide the contents of their lessons to nobody but Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They lowered their great heads, and the evening air filled with the muffled sounds of smacking lips, tearing grass, and the low snuffling of contented cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “And I you, husband of my heart,” I said, contented again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think he was as happy as a fifteen-year-old in Lily can be. I think he wasn’t unhappy, just content, ya know?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She would go into one of her dreadful rages if she knew the contents of your letter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The water pitcher, after sloshing its contents across my front, caught me in the jaw. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And when he slept, he was mostly content. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Next she doused the smoldering troll with the contents of the restaurant’s fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn’t revive the sleeping behemoth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I was perfectly content, lost among the endless books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So all the day until the sun went down they feasted to their hearts’ content. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Nicasia and Locke take turns hurling the contents into the water. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This is a color-blind society, my brethren...people are judged by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin.Kyle: Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He started opening his desk drawers and taking out the contents. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z For the most part, my coworkers seem content to occupy their little niche on the sheer cliff face of class inequality. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He bent over the cauldron, his mouth wide open, as if shocked by its contents. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Nor was King content to just enumerate the tragedies for Vietnamese civilians and American servicemen. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I am quite content with the way you treated me, sir,” she said, with the faintest possible stress on the you. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It reads: “Dear Wife, If the result meets your approval, I shall be content, love to all the household.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The contents of Atzerodt’s room at the Kirkwood, plus Booth’s “Sam” letter, suggested that the vice president had also been marked for death. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth begins to water, not from hunger, but from the familiar nervousness that makes my stomach throw up all of its contents. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you’d think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man collected the contents of Hugo’s pockets, including the notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z To be clear: this is not an argument that affirmative action policies conflict with King’s dream that we might one day be “judged by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Carefully, he took hold of the bottom of the pouch and tipped its contents out onto the ground. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z With the power of her eyes alone she had compelled a glass of water to tip and spill its contents over the horrible Headmistress, and anybody who could do that could do anything. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He was quite content to let Amanda do the talking, for he knew that behind her grumbling was all that he had ever wanted. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that Sticky had once been quite content with his life—the agreeable child of agreeable parents—but the situation changed once his gifts became known. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She isn’t participating in the clam dig; she’s content with taking pictures of us, and with staying far away from the freezing sea. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The first day or so I was content simply to sleep away some of the accumulated exhaustion of the winter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was at all concerned about its contents, he made no outward sign of it as he faced them again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The little girl made a small contented sound with her own lips against Kira’s face. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This alone, quite apart from the contents of the message, provides a powerful justification for the search for other civilizations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was more interested in the encyclopedia than in the domestic problem, even when he had to content himself with a scrap of meat and a little rice for lunch. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Harry watched, astounded, as Dumbledore placed the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth keys in their respective locks, reopening the trunk, and each time revealing different contents. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Julie was always angrier, always less content, and nothing over the past few months had changed that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He sniffed its yellow contents, took a sip, and went back to looking out of the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What makes the strong programme strong is the conviction that the content of science, and not just the ways in which science is organized, or the values and aspirations of scientists, can be explained sociologically. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She dropped the skillet and its contents directly onto the boy’s neck and chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For example, soda was banned at my old school because of the sugar content. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I used a stick to poke at the contents and saw that they were finished cooking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The ones whose contents were always emptied onto the pavement in the dead of night, as if the wine itself were of no value? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The South African government had powerful allies in Great Britain and the United States who were content to maintain the status quo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed that wherever Gran was, she was content, and that when the time came, I’d be able to help protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In structure and pigment content they are the images of prokaryotic blue-green algae. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I found myself being drawn into the world of politics because I was not content with my old beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the yellow envelope and wonder are its contents enough to make a small-town cop reopen a closed case? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a contented, faraway expression on his face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Also, all this changes from textbook to textbook and from person to person, so that some authorities describe seven recent epochs, while others are content with four. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The rest of us emptied the contents of the backpacks and lay on several rumpled layers of clothing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There are four different safety interlocks that prevent the regulator from letting the Hab's oxygen content get too low. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A tongue the length of a stair carpet encircled the flask as he popped off the lid and tossed the whole contents down. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The contents of her purse go spiraling across the hallway floor, and she starts screaming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Only the thought of the possible catastrophes that might befall such an expedition, and of sustaining damage to my travelling suit, persuaded me to content myself with sitting here on this bench. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He named it Red, and Red soon settled down, apparently content to share his friend’s captivity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Subsequently she spoke in her own language, rapid and riotous to Eliot’s ears; it was clear that she was reading the contents of the letter, word by word. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She’s content, and if nothing else, I take comfort in her comfort with me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Nivea took charge of Clara’s trousseau, since Clara did not show the slightest interest in the contents of the sandalwood trunks, and continued her experiments with the three-legged table and her divining cards. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We analyzed the contents of each soiled diaper as if it might tell us all her secrets. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I found myself in the British Museum, at first content, reading English Renaissance literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry got to his feet and bent once more over the rippling silver contents of the stone basin until his face touched them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I go to the railing, throw the contents of the bucket overboard, and then stop in utter astonishment. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Here’s a note to you, Meg, all sealed up. How odd! Teddy never seals mine,” said Jo next day, as she distributed the contents of the little post office. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For the time being, he was perfectly content to watch a soccer match being played in Quito, Ecuador—wherever that was. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I seem to remember that you had a high tolerance for listening without melting down over the content.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “A thought came into my mind, that if the contents of the Essay were true, it was time some person should see these calamities to their end.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Not content merely to have extracted from Nature the laws of planetary motion, Kepler endeavored to find some still more fundamental underlying cause, some influence of the Sun on the kinematics of worlds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be content with woman’s work, child. It is enough.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason he did not know Robin felt very content. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He tips the contents of my handbag onto the table: phone, purse, keys, lipstick, Tampax, credit card receipts. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the contented face of nature, this may at first be well doubted; but reflection will inevitably prove it to be true. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like this after every game Ben had ever played in, so neither the tone nor the content of the speech was a surprise. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were content, though, or as content as could be expected, and the neighborhood was tidy, working-class, full of families. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was wonderful that people all over the world could suddenly author their own content in digital form. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Harry opened his trunk again and pushed the contents aside, looking for the Invisibility Cloak — but before he had found it, he straightened up suddenly, looking around him once more. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He sat there happily with his parents, thinking of nothing, content with the warmth and the smell of frying food. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I’ve written short stories in my mind, chuckling at my own humor, saddened or stimulated by structure or content. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z James contented himself with the security of a fashionable crop, the slow, inevitable accumulations of his estate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z For a heavy, heated moment, we are immobile, content to watch each other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Here is her last diary entry: Dear Diary, To my parents I leave the contents of my bank account, $5.47. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The pig-run kept close to the jumble of rocks that lay down by the water on the other side and Ralph was content to follow Jack along it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Hemoglobin is iron-containing protein that makes up 97 percent of every red blood cell's content, when dry. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z This was the first Zeitoun knew of the contents of Nasser’s bag. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He made no distinction between grammar and content, between form and substance. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She could be angrier with him if he were not so sweet-natured and content and surrounded by successful friends. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The other essays were without any firm content at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There were several open wooden crates on the ground at his feet, and Fang was whimpering and straining at his collar, apparently keen to investigate the contents more closely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I believe I will content myself with figs and dates.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the nosy neighbor weren't here, Mrs. de Vries would insist on inspecting the contents of the parcel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The contents of drawers were strewn everywhere about the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He tests her on the locations of displays, on the contents of cabinets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As long as we submerged ourselves from the waist down the customers were content. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For a while what he did bring was the Converse shoe box, and it had become sort of a tradition for us to dump the contents onto my bed and go through the pictures. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Off goes Etienne, content to believe that someone is on the job. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We’d lost our home, but you three were still cheerful, and I tried to forget my worries and be content with that. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And it reminds me of a line from a Walt Whitman poem my dad sometimes whispers to my mom: There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little, perhaps not a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The White Hart and Queen’s Crown were content with their current musicians. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He pulls his away to protect the contents of the bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I looked at the table of contents, turned the page, and started reading. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Mama and Grandma were pleased and contented with the crop, but Deydey was jealous of the amount of new corn he saw the crows devouring. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Well, the content may be interesting, but the fourteen-minute transmission time between here and Earth will be a bit dull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the band lay back from the fires, smoking and watching idly, talking softly among themselves; while others still ate, ladling the fragrant contents of a black iron pot onto tin plates. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her back was to him, and he watched her while she took down a bright, figured vase, filled with flowers only on the most special occasions, and emptied the contents into her palm. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Physicists theorize that up to 27 percent of the mass-energy content of the universe is composed of what they refer to as dark matter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The agents had a look at the contents of her bag. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilts its contents into the trash and leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One morning she poured the contents of an inkwell over the boy's head thinking that it was rose water. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then we went to people being able to churn out digital content on their PCs, which they transmitted around the Internet, thanks to standardized protocols, collaborating with anyone anywhere. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Mom sipped her tea and let out a long, contented sigh. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The contents of opened suitcases and flung purses were strewn across the beach. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I would wager that he is more interested in the contents than the gown itself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before they turn off the lights, Principal Wertz announces that some of the content is pretty graphic, but that it’s important we see the realities of drug use. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z What that lady could do with the contents of a recycling bin ought to earn her a Nobel Prize. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Why am I content to be a servant?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z More importantly, I began to see more and more black people on that screen, and I realized they seemed contented, confident, rich, and free. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had been very content, making it by himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I dump the contents of my backpack on my bed, hoping to at least do some homework before I fall asleep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The girls wore uniforms and looked confident and content. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Citra arrived on the main floor ready to assess the contents of the pantry and refrigerator, but to her surprise she found the dinner table set for two, and steaming plates of food already there. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Collapsing into his chair, he pulled the stopper and spilled out the vial's contents. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know if this is because she can’t see well or because she’s trying to keep its contents from prying eyes, but whatever the reason, it’s an effective block. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was, on that day, in that moment, content to be under the spell of the sea and the islands and the here and now. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Yossarian gorged himself in the mess hall until he thought he would explode and then sagged back in a contented stupor, his mouth filmy with a succulent residue. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The second principle is that backshifting is not mandatory, which means that violating the sequence-of-tense rules and keeping the reported content in the present tense is not always an error. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “We may both be bad, but there’s a huge difference between us—I’m not content with being this way.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was collecting his props: the two bottles he had used in Elinor's garden, the burnt-out torches, the bowl into which he spat and whose contents he now tipped carelessly out on the pavement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But Lark and Axel are perfectly content with Ray, on the love seat. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It certainly wasn’t the racist content; he was as repelled by miscegenation as other Klansmen, and was ready to lay down his life to oppose Communism. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z While Mother and I cooked meatloaf, they assembled the contents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But there was one who ran, staggering hither and yon and content with his life and it was the son of the eldest son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z For the best part of half a century, the author of the Arte was held to be a senior courtier and the work’s contents the fruit of deep privileged knowledge. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It can be done by changing the content of communication, by making a message so memorable that it sticks in someone’s mind and compels them to action. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We ate so much sweet bread and consumed so much tart lemonade, we felt gluttonous, but sinfully content. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z After a long time she decided he would not—his family was content and well fed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors cut them open, letting their bacteria-laden contents flow out of Garfield's body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t I be happy, contented and glad, except when I’m thinking of Hanneli and those suffering along with her? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It lets you check the contents without having to undo the zipper.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He would awake with terror—but the strange point was that never could he remember the contents of this dream. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But he may not want the reader to think about the content of the subject before she thinks about the contents of the verb and object. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It is more as if he does not know quite what to do with this colorful child and is relieved that she is content to be on her own. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z As he sorted through the box’s contents, I explained to him about how Yakov had been found at the fairgrounds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She longed to march up and grab the glass and tip the contents, newt and all, over the Trunchbull's head. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z LeVisqueux dumped the contents of his knapsack on the floor: a rope, some pinions, a pair of pulleys, and a stack of nylon tote bags with drawstring tops. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I was happy with the community of black and Latino students I’d found through the TWC, content to remain at the margins of Princeton’s larger social scene. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was in the form of a girl now, and she seemed happy and content to be sitting by her fire again. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I set the biggest pot I have on the stove and start pouring in the contents of the water bucket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z More by accident than design, Brother Rufus spun around and sent the scalding contents of his mug splashing full into the rat’s eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Smaller than the palm of Tree-ear’s hand, the monkey sat with its hands clasped before its round belly, looking content and well-fed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “You might become one of us,” he smiled his wise, contented smile. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the legislature contented itself with passing a symbolic “resolution of protest” against Brown. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was surprisingly heavy, filled with contents that rolled against each other. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But for days afterward Johnny would see a look of dreamy content in his eyes, a slow smile form absent-mindedly on his lips. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay opened a waterproof bag and spilled its contents alongside the rest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For longer we sat, content to be in company once more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Just ask our friendly government visitor from Topeka. He’s got his report all ready about the high metal content in the water and how it has healing properties. Go ahead, son, make your presentation.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The office is large but looks smaller than it is due to the volume of its contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even as he spoke, he shot across the room and dumped the steaming contents of the pot down the drain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The contents of her tooled leather purse with the rose designs had spilled all around her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Will you still order my goings, and are you not content with my ruin?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "Tell my sister you believe you can win him away from me, given time. That ought to content her for a while." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z While we stood in line, my mother, in an attempt to allay her doubts about the contents of the note, asked a man in front of us to read it to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My contented mood wavers, and abruptly I have a sensation of unbelonging. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thinks of calling home but decides he is content to sit and wait awhile longer. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Evidently Sirius’s bedroom had been searched too, although its contents seemed to have been judged mostly, if not entirely, worthless. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He swiped the contents back into Mini’s backpack and handed it to her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The teacher put aside the day’s lesson plan, and we all asked questions to our hearts’ content. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was content with her life and thankful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled down the coffins, one by one, from their shelves, and let them clatter onto the ground, shattering the old wood, spilling their contents onto the mausoleum floor. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Percy was content just to look at Annabeth in the sunlight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His mother shook her head and claimed she was content to stick it out at South Beach; they could go to Amity Harbor in the morning if they wanted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Its contents spilled onto the rug with a muffled thank of metal on wool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were content with just food and water, and, in exchange, they generously gave of their wool, their company, and—once in a while—their meat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He scared off a squirrel that was sitting on the lid of the wood bin that held all his stuff; then he opened the lid and rummaged through the contents. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ann was content to praise the Lord for developments down in Montgomery and, in her heart, to wish them the best of luck. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Now, what if we were content to be just 50 percent certain of this? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously it was not Lady Constance; she seemed as dismayed by the content of the tableaux as Penelope was. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z After my bath, I slipped between the soft, crisp bedsheets, happy and content. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z No one ever calls me that but you,” and Laurie sat down with an air of great content. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge padlock on the door protected the contents of the hut, but Bod had long ago discovered the loose wooden board in the back. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z "A cartload of gold and jewels! The ruffians would have been content with a mere jingle of coins." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z But despite bowdlerizing content, my family has been entirely faithful about visiting. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Not content to show up under the canopy wearing her charity clothes, one particular bride-to-be had her fiancé barter cigarettes with a soldier for his old parachute, which had the perfect drape for a gown. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba brought his cane down on the soup tureen his wife had in her hands and knocked it to the floor, splattering its contents. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To divert ourselves, Mate and I began moving the contents of our old purses into our new ones. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But you shall be merry tonight, and listen to your heart’s content. Come on, guide me round the corners!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She would have been content as a doctor’s assistant, too, binding up cuts and bones. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That sentence in turn belongs to a clause which spells out the content of the noun view. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z No bolt of inspiration struck, and the bookstore didn’t magically offer up a solution as she’d hoped it would, but she was quite content to roam. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The light played over the contents of the cabinet—a jumble of books and boxes, rocks, carvings, and other curiosities. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the lower bunk, Audrey was snoring, a low, contented hum that invited me to do the same. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She stopped in the snow, staring at the possessions outside the barn, evaluating the contents and whom they might belong to. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z If my entire life is like this, loud laughter and bold action and the kind of exhaustion you feel after a hard but satisfying day, I will be content. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They’d spent the night content to do nothing but explore each other’s bodies. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Julian,” said Mr. Tushman, “the three notes you wrote don’t compare at all to this note in content.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Gurgi had already opened the wallet and was proudly distributing its contents. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Adam mused aloud, “I wonder who she was—what she was. I was content not to know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By the summer of 2004, Reuters had grown its Bangalore content operation to three hundred staff, aiming eventually for a total of fifteen hundred. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They were simply asked to score the emotional content of the expressions of these three men on a 21-point scale, with the lowest being “extremely negative” and the highest point on the scale “extremely positive.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up her cup and tossed the contents at him, splattering him with coffee and cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Lee said, “I don’t think any man is contented when there are things undone he wishes to do.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Seemed content to know me from a distance. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There it was, behind the woman, its contents strewn across the floor. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But the regent was suspicious, and was not content with that explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how she fed him day after day and night after night from the same cob of corn, but he was full and content. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He held the pouch in his free hand and emptied the contents onto the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The toilet is running over, the drunks have smeared some of its contents on a wall, and the stench is overpowering. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He dumps the contents of the bag in the middle of the circle of people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be working out how long their contents would keep him in comfort. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You asked him about the content of his conversation with the defendant?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mom gave the three of us her most contented look. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The contents of Abuelita’s bulto looked like it may have belonged to El Niño Fidencio, the famous curandero of olden times, and I watched in awe as she sorted the ingredients for Pita’s treatment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It is probable, moreover, that the pollen content of the atmosphere is not related to roadside ragweed, but to the ragweed of city lots and fallow fields. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I guess somewhere there was a part of me that had figured out how to read those codes for gay content, but it wasn’t something I could name. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I opened my mouth to get one big quick breath of air and as I did so, The Grand High Witch poured the entire contents of the little bottle down my throat! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I look over and see her wrestling with the huge stockpot, trying to tip the contents into a large serving bowl. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There were salt and pepper shakers stuck to it, the contents hard-ened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Its contents clearly were heavy and made the big trunk difficult to manage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z What makes this phenomenon less remarkable is the relatively little- known fact that dehydrated wood has an extremely low heat content and very poor heat conductivity. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and abuse as long as it did not affect him? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was content to let it drop there, but Diego had this way of looking at me that made me keep talking, like I was afraid to let the silence creep up between us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Counting houses, shops, stores, sail lofts, and one great ship after another, home again after their voyaging, content as cows waiting to be milked. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry noticed that the contents proved difficult to empty into the Pensieve, as though they had congealed slightly; did memories go bad? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nhamo contented herself with licking a few grains from her fingers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were several contented sighs, then silence reigned in the stable. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I could put on an interesting outfit, crack a joke, and talk about sodium content in kids’ meals without being totally boring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He performed a clever experiment in which a single drop of white liquid, like cream, was shown not to lighten perceptibly the contents of a great pitcher of dark liquid, like wine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z People were on their knees crying, tying erupting bags with twine while officers stepped on the contents. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They don’t look down at all except to be content to live on hills. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Javier’s bag was on the bed, its contents spilled across the top sheet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Jack was selected to help carry the heavy kettle—a dangerous job because of its weight and hot contents. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Sitting back in comfort, Archie sighed now, contented, gratified by the heights his sense of fairness and compassion could reach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean back, content that at least in this regard I am normal. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She enjoyed herself very much that evening, for she danced to her heart’s content. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he could become a Flop and torment Jews to his heart’s content. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Like all our organs, the brain has evolved, increasing in complexity and information content, over millions of years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers trembled as I uncapped it and poured the contents into my mouth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There is temporarily a marked increase in sugar content, making the plant more attractive to many animals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Uriah tips the contents of his bottle down his throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I watched Gus and Bertha sitting there gazing at the night sky, the corners of their mouths turned up into contented smiles. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Rufus dropped the bag and stepped on it, smashing the contents under his bare heel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Grandma Sorenson raised the crossbow in one hand while scattering the last of the contents of her pouch with the other. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He lifted the sack, and spilled its contents on the marble. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not the content of the letter so much as the tone.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By examining the contents of its stomach you can find what the other fish are eating or you can use the internal organs as bait. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When they're flattened out and drying, I examine the contents of the first-aid kit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She bobbed in the corner, contented and proud of her daughters, Neewo alongside her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Here, the little waves murmured and gurgled, like contented children. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Poirot took a quick glance through the contents of the small case on the seat. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She cooked their breakfast and pretended she was sane and content. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In a contented daze, I look down and straighten my arm so that we can see the full length of my tattoos. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She would scoop the boy up in her arms and they would go together back to the inn and Alyce would take care of Edward and this would make her heart content. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened it and rooted through the contents with all the delicacy of a dog digging up a flower bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I played with Miig’s pouch around my neck to keep me grounded, pulling on the mud-stained shoelace, fingering the contents through the hide. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then he pressed his hands firmly and transmitted a memory of deep, contented exhaustion. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He opened the front cover, scanned the table of contents, and flipped through the pages. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When they were alone again, the huntress asked, “How are things, then, at Quinn House? Are you content?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the physical contents of that glorious Library not a single scroll remains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could examine the contents, another one called him away to help move a chest. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Can you see the people settling onto the earth more comfortably, content to be caught up in the story Uncle Turu would weave for them? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Birdsong has been so much analyzed for its content of business communication that there seems little time left for music, but it is there. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did he not rest here upon the bottom of utmost humiliation and for a while take his content? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They were out in the open at last and Gatsby was content. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Smaug, the Unassailably Pressurized, spat its steaming contents into the thermos. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She does something unwise, because a middle-of-the-night text, no matter what its content, sends a message. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As Dovid rolled back under the covers, I poked through my grocery box’s contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z So different from the miscellaneous giggles and smiles she had learned to be content with these past few years. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Kendra noticed that she was not just scooping in chocolate powder—she was stirring in contents from multiple containers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Was I very gleeful, settled, content, during the hours I passed in yonder bare, humble schoolroom this morning and afternoon? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Babou seemed content not to talk, and I had no idea what to say to him anyway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But for now, she was content to sit still and silent. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to be content with letting Flossie Gaddis, who had a box camera, take a snapshot. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father was content to wait for the day that Prince Viserys found his army.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The binding is frayed, and the rope around its center barely holds in the contents. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They aren’t necessarily any friendlier than the pasty-white people who used to run such stores, but the general content of their disapproval is more easily guessed, though not the details. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I opened my pack, rooted through the contents, and then looked up with that confounded expression that comes with the discovery of a reversal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He read it through quickly and felt suddenly as warm and contented as though he’d swallowed a bottle of hot butterbeer in one gulp. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Though the life she led was cruelly hard, she was more nearly content than she had ever been before. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I admired that from the start, to be able to make such an entrance without blushing and stumbling and arraying the floor with your books and the contents of your pocketbook. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “The contents are probably written in marking pencil or worse.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the cup and threw the contents of it back, finishing it off and putting it down on the desk with a bang. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Thus the matter was settled and Wang Lung was well content, and he went away. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The kids surrounded it, eager to see the contents that had been locked away for the past eleven months. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “What is it?” asked his grandmother, stirring the contents of a big iron pot on the stove. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Fig looked so content, snuggled in my arms. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z How they had gotten there was beyond Zeitoun’s imagination, but they seemed ethereally content, luxuriating in their freedom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z With a spurt of hope, I sat up, and emptied the contents into my hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z This is a most private kind of chaos, like the contents of his mind all spilled out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The contents of individual cells could burn, and wood in the catwalk area between the galleries could burn, but not the block as a whole. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumping the contents onto the bed, I found the fishing lure I hadn’t paid much attention to. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But the Windows-enabled PCs and Apples made it possible for individuals to author their own content right from their desktops in digital form. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He was so content in this country, so impressed with and loving of its opportunities, but then why, sometimes, did Americans fall short of their best selves? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until men and women, however black they may be, will be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not on the basis of the color of their skin. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she clinked her glass against mine and downed its contents in one swallow. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The floor was instantly strewn with their contents. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was content being with my cousins, but, oh, how I missed my home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It never takes him long to spot the grey top hat again, but in the intervals between he becomes nervous to the point of shaking, fidgeting with his coat and the contents of his pockets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It had cleaned up nicely, despite me depositing the entire contents of my sinuses on it, not to mention a gallon of stress hormones. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Freud held that dream content usually consists of material garnered from incidents, thoughts, images, and emotions experienced during or preceding the day of the dream. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They’d early established themselves in the role of guests—most of them, anyway—and were content to stand idle while the caravan drovers and the Tizerkane—and Lazlo—saw to all the work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I think my mom might have been pretty once, but the years devoured her youth, beauty, and enthusiasm for anything with an alcohol content of less than 12 percent. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He tipped the contents of the goblet into Dumbledore’s open mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I went from room to room, examining their contents like an archaeologist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It is well known that a long time ago people and animals lived together in a contented way. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The tomb’s layout and contents continued to match the module description exactly, down to the last detail. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was staring into my eyes and had a very contented, almost half-smiling expression. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She spilled the contents of a silver pitcher down the back of Antinous’s neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It’s not like that, Sarah. She’s the only one he seems to want. And me, I’m content with my husband.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A new brand of stink entered the atmosphere when the decaying stomach contents sat in plain view. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We celebrated, we exchanged gifts, and Navid devoured the contents of our entire kitchen. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Trepid sat on the edge of their bed, staring at the contents of the pouch, which Mr. Trepid had emptied on the bedspread. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Curving his paws expertly around a warm brown egg, he held it firmly, then cracked it with a neat sideways tap from a long incisor tooth, the contents settling intact on the straw. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was eating a steak dinner, my book propped against a sugar shaker, entirely content, when I glanced up to find Katz stalking towards me across the restaurant, looking alarmed and furtive. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Adam sat like a contented cat on his land. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Joe opened the container of dye and began rubbing the contents into my hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z McCorkle opened it, smelled it, paused, and looked up . . . then emptied the contents on the ground. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened cabinets and flung their contents left and right like a dog digging for a bone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Quickly scanning its contents, Francis sensed with relief that following my return from King’s I had correctly reported to him the essential features of the B pattern. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Enough of your family is dead for one day; be content,” said the noble. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Most of them were older than she was and content to let her alone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kids ripped open their boxes, checked the contents, tossed them behind their chair, then attacked another. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z That is how the content of a passage of text becomes integrated into the reader’s web of knowledge. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z There must be some feature of the mineral content of these stone roads that made them run in ribbon-like lines over the vast savanna, and be so resistant to weathering or cracking. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They have a way of hiding the true content of their conversations, thinking it's going above my head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mary divided the contents of each tube into two, giving them room to grow, and within twenty-four hours, they’d doubled again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If ‘yes,’ my captain will sail him here to you, and I will have to content myself somehow with a lesser bride.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I peeled the foil back from one of the UN ration packets to examine the contents by moonlight. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When she reached the floor where the fire was she threw the contents through the window. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m aware of that,” she says, and decides not to argue with me about the content of our notes, even though she knows I’m fibbing. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They laughed, content to procrastinate doing their homework. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He therefore pulled his wand out of the inside of his robes, cast a nervous look around the office, looked back at the contents of the basin, and prodded them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With which, there being nothing else that she could do about it, Una had to content herself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She was shocked when her doctor pointed out the salt content. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He pours out the contents of a sack. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And she wanted Florence, also, to be content—helping with the washing, and fixing meals and keeping Gabriel quiet. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Carney jumped forward, dumped the contents of the bag on the floor and took a preliminary pinch out of her cheek. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I am content for my story to end here. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Chester hadn’t done nearly as much chirping as usual this summer because he was living in New York, but tonight he played to his heart’s content. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Pay close attention, though, not to the content of their conversation but to the form. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z We got very embarrassed at school when the rags came loose and their contents fell out in clumps and grains. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be trousseau, and the entire contents of what under different circumstances would have been a hope chest. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On account of the heat, there are still a few actual bathers on the beach, but I am content to sit in shorts and T-shirt and watch the ocean pummel the sand. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They hear the movement of pitches, the content of rhythms, the movement of meter, and explore the timbre of whatever instrument or voice with which they have access. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In his new joy he appointed himself guardian of his father’s content. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “If the Pharaohs of Egypt were content to be represented by a scarab, so am I,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the books confiscated from foreign ships, the originals stayed in the library, and the former owners had to be content with a handsome set of copies. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Zeitoun watched for a few minutes, tired and content, until he heard more barking. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The workers, who had been content to wait until then, went into the woods with no other weapons but their working machetes and they began to sabotage the sabotage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then they ought not stand here and pity him, cry over him; but look at him and go home, contented, feeling that their shame was washed away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He opens his mouth to shut Logan up, when Logan suddenly hollers, “Gardyloo!” and slings the contents of the wastebasket across the front of the room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z With a veil of red to conceal her stealthy, free hand, Kaltain flicked off the lid of the vial and dumped the contents into the wine. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It crashes against the wall, spilling its contents across the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The Scotts came to the Brookes’ now, and everyone found the little house a cheerful place, full of happiness, content, and family love. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth had opened a toy chest and was examining the contents. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was not content with mere greatness for his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one day he sat by the roadside and took it out and went through the contents. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In the semidarkness of my parents’ bedroom, I flipped the pages to the table of contents. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even a woman who had worked closely with an engineer on the content of a research report was rarely rewarded by seeing her name alongside his on the final publication. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She dumped the bag’s contents on my bed just as she’d done the first night we met. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As far as he could remember, Sam slept through the night in deep content, if logs are contented. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Even the contents of the suitcase turned out to be somewhat tedious. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Why, if he and his kind were so content — if they celebrated Yule, so to speak, all year — why did he spend those nights walking with her? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From a shelf he took a small brown bottle and sprinkled some of its contents on the substance inside the paper. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z By the open closet door was a great pile of coats and boots and bags and boxes, their contents all spilled out and tangled up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If we find the contents offensive or frightening, we are not obliged to reply. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the three selfer cereals among them—einkorn wheat, emmer wheat, and barley—the wheats offered the additional advantage of a high protein content, 8—14 percent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a blast of shot ripped through the bottom of the can, blowing the lid off and strewing the contents all over the old dog. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She drew a deep, smiling, contented breath and regarded him amorously with a melting gaze. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A tiger can make a soft prrrn-prrn noise deep within its chest and make even rabbits feel safe and content. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were content to leave us once. What brings you here now?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Would I want to write all the content or work with contributors? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was stopped by two patrols and had to open all the food baskets, but the children’s contagious gaiety and the innocent contents of the baskets sent all suspicion flying. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I lingered behind and nibbled on my food, content to watch for now as the festivities continued. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Chubs took the opportunity to try to empty the contents of his stomach onto the ground but accomplished little more than some enthusiastic dry heaving. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he saw her as a frail woman content to do tiny things; to grow and cultivate small life that would not hurt her if it died: rhododendron, goldfish, dahlias, geraniums, imperial tulips. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Riddle took off the lid and tipped the contents onto his bed without looking at them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The war, of course, did not content itself with soldiers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Yang Fan gave a haughty sneer but seemed content with my response. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The late rose is starting to flourish anew. Eat to your heart’s content.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He sat in the sand and inventoried the contents of the knapsack. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I frantically ran through the contents of my cloak’s pockets, desperately trying to form some sort of plan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he opened another drawer and fumbled through its contents with one hand while the other scratched at his armpit through his threadbare knitted shirt. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved closer to him, relieved, content with even such grudging acceptance. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As the woman examined the contents of my backpack, she said, “So you decided to go up anyway.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody still poor as church mice, yet more or less content. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumac preened himself happily on the other side, and I will say I felt as full and content as Mama Killa at that moment. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He pulled out several volumes, glanced in the tables of contents, then closed the books and put them back. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Here they were, content to live off “government handouts” instead of seeking “self-sufficiency,” like everyone else, through a job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nostrils quivered at the smells of roasting meats and fresh hot bread and pies stuffed with pork and raisins, but her guts still trembled with excitement, and she was content just to smell. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I recalled what Miig used to tell me when I’d first come, when I was nosey enough to ask unwelcome questions and had tried to pry into the contents of that bag. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps among the contents of the Encyclopaedia Galactica will be a set of summaries of such civilizations, the information enigmatic, tantalizing, evocative—even after we succeed in translating it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she spoke, in a dreamy, contented sort of voice. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Coram took another sip of the golden wine and sat back in the chair as if he was contented and comfortable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As she followed along, the lady asked where we had come from and whether we were content at Maa Kamala’s house and what our plans were. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And I haven’t any good ideas concerning where to start to describe the contents of her envelope. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There were the contents of her father’s care package. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z This begins the engagement of their top-down attention systems, as the children focus on what’s happening in the show—the content—rather than merely being drawn in by the lights and sounds. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “In other words, you have no firsthand knowledge of its content—is that correct, Mrs. Heine?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Fern was a sweet, round-faced baby, content with even the most inexpert of baby-handlers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As a result, they could not communicate or collaborate digitally with each other—couldn’t work together on each other’s digital content, or certainly not without difficulty. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z For several minutes, they were both content to sit in silence while they nibbled on their dried fruit and meat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I took the beaker from him and poured the contents through a gauze sieve into one of Mother’s empty Lydia Pinkham’s bottles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Hamlet’s excitement mounted as the black-robed villain crept from the curtains, holding a vial and praising its rank and poisonous contents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The automobile industry, however, was not content simply to reap the benefits of government-subsidized road construction. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z She emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed, ignoring the dunes of sugar that poured out with it, and surveyed the land of goodness before her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She all but threw her hand-me-down messenger bag toward the desk, its contents spilling everywhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If she looked too closely, it would disappear, so she contented herself with knowing it was there, on the edge of her vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As for editorial content, no one was to publish anything that was not consecrated by the party. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Catelyn was content to wait, to listen to the whispers in the woods and the faint music of the brook, to feel the warm wind in her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Under such conditions of diplomatic peace, all animals are content and we can relax and have a look at each other. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z You use muriatic acid to control PH, or the acid content of a compound. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Earlier Stone Age people, it seems, were content to collect pebbles in whose natural shape they saw something that rendered them “magic.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Just for once, I wanted him to be content with life as it was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mary Toy was curled up in Papa’s lap in the swing, and Mama sat content beside them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Fig nibbled a few dry bits but left most of the bowl’s contents behind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Scrambling to her feet she watched the pack run along the horizon, a flowing line of magnificent beasts, all cooperating for the sake of each other, all wholly content—except Jello. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At this hour, it was very possible that Franny felt deeply hesitant about taking a chance on just the timbre, let alone the verbal content, of any of her brothers’ voices on the phone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Mom is ripping open the cereal boxes and the bags inside, spilling the contents everywhere, so she can stomp on it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Not content to use the list only for himself, he sold it for $150,000 to the governor of Louisiana. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Standards: Common Core or National Standards: Which state content and developmental standards are addressed in my lesson? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Because once people could author their own content in digital form—in the form of computer bits and bytes—they could manipulate it on computer screens in ways that made individuals so much more productive. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z But Onion was content devouring her day’s work. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Not content with that assault, she pulled his beard and tweaked his cheek. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But when Daisy left him the old man did not come anymore and he had to content himself with purges and kidney pills advertised in the newspapers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He’d yell hi, then clack away for a few minutes, while I took out my notebook and strolled through the place, playing writer and cataloguing the apartment’s meager contents. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were also many other things to follow, and when they had finished even Fatty Bolger heaved a sigh of content. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He reached in and pulled out its contents: a bottle of water, a bag of almonds, an apple, and an empty sports drink bottle. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They send salty prayers up to Allah or the contents of their heaving bellies down to the fish. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She rummages through one of her suitcases, pulls out a big plastic bag, and dumps the contents on the bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Cavall contented himself with barking wildly, biting their toes, lying on his back, trying to wag his tail in that position, and generally behaving like an idiot. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was inclined to sterilize its contents in an oven and then incinerate it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Never, Luna thought, has there been a more contented dragon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z After gathering a small mountain of firewood, her mania was fading, leaving her in a content, almost dreamy lethargy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Vast sectors of the citadel were, in fact, sealed off, their contents a mystery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I stand so fast my chair teeters, trying to guard the contents of my typewriter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I find the vodka bottle and go to the sink to pour the contents of my glass back into it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It would have been impossible to find three more contented animals that night. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sleepy scramble I fished the flour sack, my keepsake bag, out of my satchel and checked the contents. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But there were neither snakes, worms nor cigarettes in the box and its contents were very uninteresting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed content with whatever clothes she found at the front of the closet, with whatever magazine was lying around, with whatever song was on the radio — content yet curious. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z For of course, they didn’t content themselves with merely hatching out embryos: any cow could do that. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z With helmet down and torch blazing, he practiced to his heart’s content, welding all manner of metal objects—forks, shovels, horseshoes, even the grate off a potbelly stove—right into the gate. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There will be the click of knives against china, a clink as she sets down her fork, with a barely audible sigh, leaving half the contents of her plate untouched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He skims over the contents, any emotional impact desired by the author failing miserably and finally. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Woodcuts and engraving in particular were traditionally dependent on craftsmanship, which may explain why so few creative geniuses have made them and have generally been content to let others produce prints from their designs. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She lost the contents of her stomach in the small space, and control of her bowels. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Below is a rubric for evaluating multicultural music material including the content of the text, notation, and any recording. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The meaning, or content, of art is inseparable from its formal qualities, its style. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They had found each other in the wood, and she had been content to walk by Jeanne’s side all the way back to her village. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z True, she had done some more detailed measurements of the water content of her DNA samples, but even here Maurice had doubts about whether she was really measuring what she claimed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But the great man was not in attendance, and they contented themselves with walking its halls almost as tourists. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At least I imagined I had a contented smile on my face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then I would need to arrange for accurate measurement of both the divalent metals and the DNA content. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "Will he be content to let you go, or will he come after you?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately for Welles and Houseman, their lawyer had added a clause to their CBS contract ensuring that they and the Mercury would not be liable for their show’s content. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Clay- tor s demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She watched it calmly, content not to know at first but to know that a meaning was coming, and then it began to clear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He was irritable and no longer content to spend the evenings quietly in their home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the forest, he grabbed mouthfuls of plants they walked by, chewing away with contented grunts. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They were stuffed to contented laziness with Christmas dinner and they had been down to Melanie’s apartment to look at her presents and then up to look at April’s. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He swilled the contents of the Pensieve as Harry had seen him swill them before, much as a gold prospector sifts for gold. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After I complained about everything that the white people had taken away from us, they just looked at me as though it was something they expected and were content with it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And in many parts of the globe, as we saw in the previous chapter, people were content to stay on a “Neolithic plateau.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Very useful, no doubt, that was to Saruman; yet it seems that he was not content. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then he put the keys back in his pocket and carefully tilted the contents of the box out upon the bed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It is, then, this disparity between form and content that must have been Johns’ goal. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was content to stay at Maer Hall with Elizabeth, playing the piano, reading, doing needlework, and taking care of their beloved mother, who was bed-ridden and very ill. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By not going to my locker in the afternoon, I avoided meeting someone who must have been very angry, as he or she broke the lock and shredded the contents of the locker. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the fact that he didn’t need me to, that he was perfectly content to keep up the conversation all by himself. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I hadn’t felt that content since the summer before in Cincinnati. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I can drink and wash in the water to my heart’s content. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z With the bathroom door shut and locked behind me, I dropped my backpack on the toilet seat cover and went to work sorting through its contents. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Consequently, the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphere is increasing dramatically. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fluent writers have these constructions at their fingertips to simultaneously control the content of a sentence and the sequencing of its words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He sits, pulls open a file drawer, takes out a folder and flips through the contents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We looked hard for flaws to restore our equilibrium, but had to be content at first with uglying up her name, changing Maureen Peal to Meringue Pie. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The large black raven sitting in the corner blinks at him curiously as he sorts through the contents of the desk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “When you beg me for your breath, then I shall be contented. Now dismount!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Frodo was with them; but he was content to lean on their guidance, and he spent as much time as he could with Bilbo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I swallow and blink, and pop a lozenge, uncapping my water bottle and spilling half the contents down my shirt in a hasty chug. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I’d never recount the contents of a business deal to another party!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their names were as strange to me as their contents: Pinocchio, Aesop’s Fables and the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Without thinking, he turned the bag over and dumped the contents on the ground. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And I noticed then that the rhododendrons, not content with forming their theatre on the little lawn outside the window, had been permitted to the room itself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “We must be content to be as God made us,” I said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She lifts the flutes so quickly their contents slosh onto the grass. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I replaced the chest’s contents, lowered the lid, and refastened the straps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Madame Manec takes off her shoes and lights a cigarette and lets out a contented groan. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But lovely as it was he could not rest content. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto and I stole between them, arriving at the far side to an empty phone card stand, with its colorful umbrella intact but looted of all contents. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As he twirls her around, I lean over and tip the contents of my scotch into a potted palm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She took off the lid and showed them the contents. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We let Quinby eat until she looked over at us, her belly swollen, her eyes glazed, and gave a contented belch. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I waited at the end of the street for a while, but you seemed quite content to stay where you were. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Nothing altered in his voice or manner, or in the content of what he was saying, but suddenly the names were different. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The robots were on the lowest sublevel—all six of them surrounded by musty packing cases of uncertain content. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It’s been a Stella Grant marathon, even with the lame CF content. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But as small and stupid as he made me feel, there was no ignoring the fact that all it would take is one touch, and I could have read him the contents of his brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But she was content chatting to her doll as her clothes dried by the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I go straight over to the fridge to examine its contents. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But we made no songs about it, being content to chant their beautiful names when we thought of the Entwives. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Once more, amid the breeze, the shouting, the slanting sunlight on the high mountain, was shed that glamour, that strange invisible light of friendship, adventure, and content. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The soldiers had started to go through the crates and call out the contents, the clerk writing down the details in his big book. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me warn you that the video we are about to show of the event has some very disturbing content. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl went pale when she heard this, spilling the contents of her spoon on the tablecloth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Feathers runs her spectrometer over a rock and waits for it to show its contents. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I’ve seen Communist pictures showing a contented woman sitting on her bunk sewing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The newspapers liked to impress the fantasy of the happy plantation and the contented slave who sang and danced and loved Massa. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Kneeling in front of one of the crates like it was an altar, I opened the cigar box and let the contents tumble out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The food was a thick soup of vegetables, beans and barley, and it filled Tristran and contented him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But the content of the message matters too. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked around; all three of the Dursleys were cowering with their arms over their heads as their glasses bounced up and down on their skulls, their contents flying everywhere. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He’d also taken the easy chair, the big television from the den and every single battery, flashlight and lightbulb in the house, as well as the contents of the deep freeze in the garage. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z So Magdalys mostly had to be content with watching the great beasts cavort along outside her window: The lamplighter’s iguanodons would pass first thing in the morning, extinguishing the lanterns as the day broke. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If you took home to mean where you rested content and never wanted to go anywhere else, then Dicey had never had a home. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie’s eyes quickly adjusted, and she took in the contents of the attic. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She picked it up and brought it into her room, where she poured the contents out onto her bed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every meaningful detail about his real life remained hidden away, like the contents of a safety-deposit box that even he had lost the key to. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Steam wafted from the pot’s contents—a thick, hearty stew of barley, beans, and potatoes, studded with chunks of brisket and sausage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was advised to be content with knowing that they could work miracles for him, provided he did not insist on learning their nature. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And he began scrabbling on the ground to retrieve the contents of his suitcase with every appearance of a man eager to be gone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Moving constantly in and out of his talk was Old Man Willow, and Frodo learned now enough to content him, indeed more than enough, for it was not comfortable lore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Njemile struggled to open the bottle before Rawiya took it from her, flipping the cap open and liberally pouring its contents all over the other girl’s swollen hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her heart was not beating as strongly as usual and she felt weary and old, but she was sure at last that she had saved Wilbur’s life, and she felt peaceful and contented. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Some of its members had hurled bottles and rocks during the recent demonstrations, but when the marches and rallies ended, the Klansmen contented themselves with their weekly doses of ritual and vitriol. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to believe how content Stephen Kellner looked, cradling me in his arms, his lips resting in a kiss on my fine baby hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I poured most of the can’s contents onto a leaf of cigarette paper, rolled it into a crooked joint, and promptly smoked it down to the roach. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Miig and Wab made Minerva a nice bed that night, using two donated sleeping bags from the contented kids in the loft. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Moss watched them empty their pockets and place the contents of them into small, round plastic containers. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “No, Commander. That hull must be at least fifty years old. Very high lead content. We can’t even penetrate the first layer. I’m afraid you’re on your own.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One by one, each instructor takes a full bucket from Volkheimer and flings its contents at the prisoner a few feet away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “He is writing each a binder. If their ships are lost in a storm or taken by pirates, he promises to pay them for the value of the vessel and all its contents.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By the next day, Martha and June were content on their nests. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As in the memory of a dream she saw herself entering the house as a very small girl, with the trunk and the little rocker, and a bag whose contents she had never known. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The office is large but looks smaller than it is due to the volume of its contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She started around the desk, eyeing the contents spread across it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Of course, quasi-religious talk about mind control is more appealing than a discussion of heat content and conductivity. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She starts handing out the contents, some to Ford, some to me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Its contents would be verified and delivery confirmation would be sent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And wasn't his favorite spiritual "Live-a-Humble"? And in the chapel on Sunday evenings upon the platform, hadn't he always taught us to live content in our place in a thousand unambiguous words? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This property allows the neutron to be absorbed more easily in substances with a high hydrogen content, such as biological tissues. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But, by this time, I began to want to live upon free land as well as with Freeland; and I was no longer content, therefore, to live with him or any other slaveholder. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z And they fell into contented conversation, as if they’d been lucky enough to con all their parents into letting them have a colossal sleepover with no supervision. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Kendra hurried to the closet, selected a bottle, unscrewed the cap, dumped the contents, and filled it with milk from the pie tin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I dumped the contents of the box out on the counter, scattering golden cereal nuggets everywhere. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He seemed fairly content, and it occurred to me that his odd behavior had left him friendless. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The outraged Athenians had to content themselves with the copies that Ptolemy, only a little shamefacedly, presented to them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It rains very little in the Dutch West Indies unless there is a hurricane, and water from the few wells has a heavy salt content. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually the talkative groups settled into a contented silence, but no one seemed disposed to go to sleep. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he assured her that everything was as she wished it, she was content and lay listening. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I’m feeling really quite jolly, thanks to the wine and the tedious contents of Tom’s computer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z To compose a passage with this orderly structure, a writer must organize the content she hopes to convey into a neat hierarchy. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She mixed the contents of one of the packets, a gray-green powder, in water, and then gently shook Timothy awake. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been routed up early all winter and had to spend my days working for other people, so now I’m going to rest and revel to my heart’s content.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much to do in our small town, but we were content going to the mall, getting our nails done, going to football games, and gossiping about guys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She gave me a curious look but seemed content to hold onto her questions for now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Will the bird be still if I come into her cage? Will she be content to stay?” he asked. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I approached the meeting as another opportunity to present our grievances, and at first he seemed content to listen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent each contented night by the fire, learning from her gran to prepare and mix remedies. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You can tell your father—!” I dug my fingers into Kevin’s shoulder, cutting off the rush of words before they became insulting in content as well as in tone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There’s no way I’ll be able to create all the content. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We sat quietly, the only sounds the occasional cry of the curlew and Lottie’s contented nursing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The out-of-state newcomer, rich and headstrong, contented herself with luxury and even less of their company. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mandy would tell me the letter’s contents without making them an order. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He sniffed the glass and sampled the contents. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I imagine that you have memorized its contents by now.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The blind girl understood Braavosi and could speak it passably, she had even lost most of her barbaric accent, but the kindly man was not content. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A new voice in my head spoke to me with militarylike discipline: Discover ink sprayed on the contents of your locker—don’t fret about it, deal with it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was discolored at the edges from the water, but the contents were dry. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are large and decorated with flourishes and long descriptions of their contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Despite the urgency, despite the world as it was at that moment, I felt content, maybe even a little more than that. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I would add preemployment personality tests to the list of demeaning intrusions, or at least much of their usual content. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was petulant, he knew it, but he still watched them spread out on the floor, their contents spilling everywhere, and it gave him a momentary sense of satisfaction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was now content to spend a Saturday night reading a good novel on the couch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "I'll ask you to explain all this later. For now, I'll be content to get back the book. You think someone hired him to steal it?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He pulls the square of silk upward, letting the contents, a solitary gold ring, roll out onto the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I would sit on a rock or a log, take out my packed lunch, and examine the contents. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z While some remain single letters, content with their onetime replies, others evolve into longer exchanges, collections of ongoing conversations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ron looked as though he would have liked to reply scathingly, but perhaps he didn’t want another row, because he contented himself with shaking his head disbelievingly while Hermione wasn’t looking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And in that room, the second one, is a box and a woman’s green frock folded on top of its contents. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The fridge and freezer doors hung open, their contents melting into sticky puddles on the linoleum. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As his son later said about him, “Gustavus Franklin Swift was never content simply to get on. Always he saw opportunities ahead.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The families that get the early telegrams have that contented look. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z That was her place in this world for right now, and though her belly would likely never be full, her heart was content. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha looked at the roll, on which a sales agreement was written, and began to read the contents. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Ferula’s letter looked like all the others she had sent him, but even before opening it he knew, as he held it in his hand, that its contents would change his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I still read gobs of comics and an increasing number of trashy novels that promised any amount of sex content. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Mother returns to her reading, and I open a kitchen cupboard and survey its contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I don’t understand, and I am somehow content that I do not. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I should have realized that he would not be content to take to Simon Bass a secondhand version of the play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley was stirring the contents of a large pot on the stove, while Mr. Weasley was sitting at the table, checking a sheaf of large parchment tickets. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She was content to stay in this cabin and do washing for the white folks, though she was old and her back was sore. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In a gap between two tunnels, a nurse was delicately probing with a long fine syringe into the gelatinous contents of a passing bottle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she gave a contented sigh, falling instantly asleep, pressing herself into the softness of the Witch’s belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Trembling or not, Malcolm held on to the child as firmly as he could and listened to her contented breathing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He goes out the front security gate and to our driveway next door, where he puts down the bowl, takes the canteen that hangs over his shoulder, and pours its entire contents into the bowl. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘But Ents only drink, and drink is not enough for content. Treebeard’s draughts may be nourishing, but one feels the need of something solid. And even lembas is none the worse for a change.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I'm barely smiling, but my eyes are content. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But most asked few questions, being content to play what the dancing-master demanded; and most, like me, found pleasure in the old tunes and their enlarging. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He poured the contents of his sack on the floor in front of him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His happiest,: most contented childhood moments were when his belly was full. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Thinking quickly over the evening before, she could remember only that she had—must have—seemed foolishly, childishly contented, almost happy; had the others been amused to see that she was so simple? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a wall of drawers on the left, each with a small screen displaying information about the drawer’s contents. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Historians have long debated why blacks would attend minstrel shows when the images and content were so blatantly racist. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My desperation to see him calm and content gave me extra inspiration. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He spent the rest of the night out in the cold, violently discharging the contents of his gastrointestinal tract. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The general, followed by other high-ranking officers, walked past the trailer, glancing quickly at the contents. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She pulls my file off the counter and starts flipping through its contents. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It had printed curtains hanging on the inside, hiding its contents. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Terrance would not be content to merely discipline her for running away; he would make her life an ornate hell until he got bored, then have her dispatched in a gory exhibition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We might have better luck here,” Robin said when it was time to look at the stomach contents. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He swallowed the contents and returned it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Suitcases lay here and there, opened, their contents half spilled onto the littered floor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then he returned to his examination of the contents of Rick’s briefcase. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The deferential tone heightened the content of his announcement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dear boy,” he answered, “I’m quite content to take my chance. I’ve seen my boy, and he can be a gentleman without me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z This is Mississippi's peculiar way of making Negroes "happy and contented" with the democratic processes and of showing the world how well they care for the Negro in respecting his rights as an American citizen. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy adores these trips, both for the contents of the buildings and the deviation from his set routine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She grabs her purse from the hook by the door and peeks inside, shuffling through its contents. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I opened it the way I had the first and its contents vanished just as quickly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was at home with the silence of the desert, and he was content just to look at the trees. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, I was content to hope for knighthood and the power to force Cardan and his friends to leave me alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First rounds of examination of “The Waterloo Letters” by experts have yet to reveal any evidence of classified information or otherwise compromising content outside of the nature of the First Son’s relationship with Prince Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And then Beregond, perceiving the mercy and justice of the King, was glad, and kneeling kissed his hand, and departed in joy and content. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He scrambled to his feet, and unhooking the sheep hide from the table, emptied its contents into an earthen bowl. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Camilla—who was rarely content to sit still but was always itching to do something, anything, play cards, go for a picnic or a drive—was bored and restless, and made no secret of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Lone Wolf was often an angry wolf, whereas a Misfit was often calm and contented. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet and his union leaders stood nearby, their arms crossed, contented smiles on their faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I had to be content with a peek at Chandra when the women were finished with her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Otto ate until his belly was full and then fell against me like a contented drunk. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the contents, which in truth he rattled off very glibly when put to the test One letter was written from Vera Cruz and the other from the City of Mexico. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z What was interesting about Gau is the extent to which he seemed to be persuasive in a way quite different from the content of his words. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Bando were still asleep, with their feet in each other’s faces, but both looking very content. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mother admonishes that the content of said tales may not be entirely appropriate for a pair of just barely thirteen-year-olds, but Mme. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I try to spice up their lives by ordering an overly elaborate drink involving half shots, milks of varying fat content, and caramel, as well as vanilla syrup. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We do not know if they were content with this arrangement or if they felt exploited. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z In such times, the elderly moralists are content to relax their moral laws a little, in return for being defended. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then why did Grandmother hold the box so gingerly, as if its contents grieved her? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Moushumi leans over the pan, watching the contents come to a simmer, prodding the pieces of chicken with a wooden spoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have found several empty'wine bottles about lately, the contents of which I certainly did not consume.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she could slide up and down the swells without tossing the contents of the boat around. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z For now, we were content to leave each other alone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The contents of Mr. Hardman’s two “grips” were soon examined and passed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed his fist around it, spun, dashed its contents into the face of the charging dwarf girl, then threw himself to one side to avoid her knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A contented sigh whistled through his lips as he squinted down to examine the image. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Leaving her sister to her own devices, Amy proceeded to enjoy herself to her heart’s content. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A contented Mr. Gies sits on the divan or leans against the desk with his newspaper, cup and usually the cat at his side. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I’ll be content with an arm if I can have an ear too.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In reality, previews that read like a scrunched-up table of contents are there to help the writer, not the reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The plant book, the hunting jacket, my parents’ wedding photo, and the personal contents of my drawer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As Penelope and the Incorrigibles watched, the woman toddled down the street in happy communion with her canine companion, who now rode contented and collarless in her purse. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I think a 1 percent content will do the trick. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z One would imagine the contents of a dish, and the other would uncover it with a small, dramatic flourish. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was content to listen, while she never ran out of things to say. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to protect the contents of her bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Brick walls, wooden bracing and support posts, shelves filled with dusty contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Whether its contents would survive the impact was another issue—but at least I’d find out what was inside. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z His duffel bag was tom open and its contents were thrown around him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She was Dolios’ daughter, taken as ward in childhood by Penelope who gave her playthings to her heart’s content and raised her as her own. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The contented rhinoceros is no less content for being among the last of its kind. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeeze half of its contents on top of my prescribed beige brew. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Not content with that, Kinsworthy produced a flint from his wallet, struck sparks, and set ablaze the place I had called my home for thirteen years. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “To hell with that. I know Enter the Dragon by the frame. I’ve had these dreams. I reach into people’s hearts. I have emotional content. Ask me anything.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant she was glad to see me and hear me, that she was well fed, and content. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ghost barely winces at the contents of his acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nor is he content to search the pastures and outer edges of the farm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Frodo looked in disgust at the contents, but there was nothing for it: he had to put the things on, or go naked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And so they feasted to their heart’s content, until the prince of charioteers commanded: “Sons, harness the blood mares for Telemakhos; hitch up the car, and let him take the road.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was furniture overturned, the mattress was ripped open, bureau drawers upside-down on the floor, their contents strewn and mounded. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The bundle turned, and its contents spilled out onto the ground, glittering dark and bright. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We’d taken an inmate’s junk outside his cell, piled it on the flats, and were searching the remaining contents one piece at a time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why do I recall, instead of the odor of seed bursting in springtime, only the yellow contents of the cistern spread over the lawn's dead grass? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Containing nothing, having none of the usual or appropriate contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I tear it open and pull out the contents. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "If the probe can't attach to the docking port for some reason, Beck will open the probe and carry its contents to the airlock." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He flipped open the flimsy box and took out the contents. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so happy, I could fly,” Fidelito said with a contented sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you be content to let them be people?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Human sympathy has its limits and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “This. The final stop on your journey,” he said, stirring the contents of his cauldron so furiously that it spun like a whirlpool. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At other times, such as tonight, she was content to bask in Ambuya's affection. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I said to the peppers, which seemed content to have been twined. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There was a warning symbol plastered across the top, the kind that indicated the contents were some sort of biohazard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Milton, realizing that his brother-in-law had nowhere to go, was content to follow him to the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hunter checked its contents and eased the stopper in, wondering what land this queer man came from who knew so little about the rules of hospitality. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She unfolded the contents and sat there, slowly scanning each page, setting it aside once she’d scrutinized it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Well, now, this looks absolutely wonderful,” said Slughorn an hour and a half later, clapping his hands together as he stared down into the sunshine yellow contents of Harry’s cauldron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frankweiler closed her Manhattan residence three years ago; important pieces from its contents have found their way to various auctions and galleries since that time. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not share his interests—she was a literal person who did not read, she was content rather than curious about the world—but he felt grateful to her, fortunate to be with her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He leaned back against the headboard with a contented smile. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Oh no — hang on —” A bag of sweets had spilled out of Fred’s pocket and the contents were now rolling in every direction — big, fat toffees in brightly colored wrappers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We were preserving Our Lady, and I was content— for the first time since I’d learned about my mother—to be doing what I was doing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Half his dole check would have gone into the contents of that cooler. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As she examined them her first impulse was to try to reseal and refold their contents and get them quickly into a mailbox. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, he had tucked his dream into their pages like a bookmark and been content to leave it there for too long. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It groaned along like an arthritic dinosaur and dumped the contents of the tanks into its cavernous belly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To this row he now added the contents of his sack. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Let R’hllor be content with the four we just sent him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She opened another drawer, took out a big spoon and scooped the stiff red and yellow contents of the can into the saucepan. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z After letting freezing night temperatures break down the tubers’ cell walls, Andean farmers stomped out the water content to make dried chuho, a nigh-indestructible foodstuff that could be stored for years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Boxes filled with fruit and vegetables had torn, and their contents had spilled and broken into slippery messes on the floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Robin gathered all his strength and flung his arm toward the bowl of porridge, sending it flying out of Ellen’s hands and spreading its contents all over her. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z In other matters they were, as a rule, generous and not greedy, but contented and moderate, so that estates, farms, workshops, and small trades tended to remain unchanged for generations. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After the shootings he raised a window in his bedroom and removed the screen, then roamed the house rifling dresser drawers and scattering the contents: it was his intention to blame the crime on thieves. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened it and dumped in half the contents of my sack. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Ms. Byrd glared at the bag and its contents. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He saw her coming slowly toward him, and when he reached out to touch her, she hurled her package to the ground, shattering its contents at his feet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone sat around the table with contented smiles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z After work, I called around and found that this practice is entirely legal: if the purse is on the boss’s property— which of course it was—the boss has the right to examine its contents. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel eyes on me when I emptied the contents of my bag into my locker. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We emptied the contents of our pockets and paid the fee. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We had no roof or walls to keep us safe, and that probably should have worried me more, but you seemed content. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Marshall seemed content to sit and listen, so the game went on with daring adventures, narrow escapes, tragic illnesses and even a romance or two. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer content to read about the brave deeds of others, he had forged himself a helmet and mounted a nag. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There are only two pages—a table of contents followed by a blank page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He’d take careful note of the line number, and then check the table of contents to see how many poems had come before this one. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A guard inside dumped down a bucket of oil on the first men to reach the gates, but as he’d had no time to heat it, the bucket caused more damage than its contents. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Katherine heads over to the room off the main office and I hurry over to the desk, opening drawers and peering at their contents. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So he was content to stay stuck in Mexico for now. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z When an Osage chief was asked why he didn’t adopt the white man’s ways, he replied, “I am perfectly content with my condition. The forests and rivers supply all the calls of nature in plenty.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Chester was feeling so contented that he had to sing for a while. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This division of the contents of the universe into matter and forces is still used today. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him, his hands coated in moonlight, as he picked out a song, the contents of which I wouldn't hear and wouldn't remember. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In a single broad movement, he overturned its contents into his larger pail. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would bide his time, make them think he was content to remain here . . . and then, when they had grown lax, he would be off again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the dappled light, I pull the little orange backpack from my arm, cut open the clasp, and dump the contents on the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And he was content, holding it thus, and he thought of it fitfully and of his good coffin that was there; and the kind earth waited without haste until he came to it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Outside, we walked over to a compost bin, where J.T. dumped the contents of his pillowcase and made a body count, noting the number on a piece of paper. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Somehow Matt knew the contents of the metal chest were forbidden. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One turkey released a contented trilling little cluck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z FBI agent Robert Lamphere had heard about the contents of the safe in his boss's office. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They forced him to surrender the contents of his desk, and put everything that interested them into paper bags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The children jumped up onto the truck and swarmed like ants all over the giant peach, eating and eating to their hearts’ content. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I’m content to let the world end with our friendship as dead as Jesse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The sky was clear, the birds were singing, and I felt contented after my difficult night just to be lying in the grass, feeling the ladybugs crawl up my ears. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he contented himself with throwing the youth into a prison adjoining the Colosseum to await his fate. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He holds it in front of the candle to judge its remaining contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Einar Petersen took a box of salt from his shelf and spread its contents outside the door, but two customers slipped despite this. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The water steams, and as the steam clears, I can see the few remaining water bottles at the bottom of the ruptured cooler melt, spilling the contents out pointlessly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She was content to stay home and help her sister Elizabeth take care of their aging parents. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel contented himself with organizing the diggers and left it to Strawberry to say what was actually to be done. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood silently around Dante’s telescope in the middle of the desert as we waited for our turn to see all the contents of the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Atticus asked the Lord to give them grateful hearts for these and all their blessings, picked up his glass, and spilled its contents over the table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They spilled the contents right at our door and left, guffawing like madmen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And I believe we were all three content as we boarded for the return trip, our duty done, not knowing what was to come next. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The bedclothes had been pulled off his four-poster and the drawer had been pulled out of his bedside cabinet, the contents strewn over the mattress. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Most annoyingly, her objections were not mere perversity: at this stage the embarrassing fact came out that my recollection of the water content of Rosy’s DNA samples could not be right. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He seems content too, ignoring the fluttering birds and the occasional pedestrian. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It no longer wanted to know about things of the past or future; it was content simply to contemplate the desert, and to drink with the boy from the Soul of the World. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday as she was carrying the basket from her parents’ room, she jiggled it a little so that the contents would sift down and not spill out as she walked. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully I replaced the contents in the trunk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Judge Carlson opened it and examined the contents with great interest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Jay poured the contents of the jug into the water while Doc yanked me free by my ankles. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then she asked to see the contents of Salim’s backpack. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Pacheco lunged inside, stuck the mouth of a half-full Old Grandad bottle in his lips, tipped his head back, and let the contents glug down his throat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, they seemed more content and faithful than many officially married couples I have seen since. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I can hear the contents splatter against the dummy while a couple more wineglasses break. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Bobby was content in his basement apartment on Mockingbird Lane in South Pasadena, a small, quiet place out of sight from the world, and he lived there for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Patrice leans forward and gives me a high five, and I am both relieved and content. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Her lips curved up naturally, giving her a pleased and contented air. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For the time being, I was content to stay off that Path to Perdition. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I said I would, and arrived to find him dumping the contents of entire drawers into suitcases, clothes everywhere. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With his keen senses, he riffled through the contents of the packs without opening them, carefully avoiding the thing at the bottom of the smaller one. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “At any rate, Madame, you are quite happy and contented now?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Between them, the contents of the broken treasure chest lay exposed in the sand: The mallet and brass disc had gone green with age, half-corroded by time and salt water, but the gong was unmistakable. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Yes, it was the hour when, a long time ago, I was perfectly content. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He’s now pouring the rest of the contents of his cereal bowl into the drain strainer and rinsing the sink. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I scanned the table of contents in nine different Cat Fantastic magazines from 2013 until I spotted the words “The Silent Cat Killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I contented myself with listening to his breath come and go evenly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z ‘I am content. And I don’t miss Gandalf’s fireworks, but his bushy eyebrows, and his quick temper, and his voice.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She was so content she almost didn’t bother to sneer at them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z On the plastic-covered dining table she set out the contents of the shopping bag: six cans of enamel, paint thinner, and brushes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a dream about Ocean last night, the contents of which were extremely intense. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He had always had a happy disposition, and most of the time looked perfectly content, trotting along through the vast stillness of the bush with stolid, unalterable good humor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had forgotten his troubles and felt absolutely content. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z My heart sang and my feet were light as I went about my work, getting up at sunrise and going to sleep content. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Shoving open my window, I open the box and let its contents fall onto the front lawn. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Hands freeze over tables, mouths are afraid to chew their contents, dice and game chips dig into palms instead of being placed on lucky bets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The summer she arrived with half the contents of the trunk of magic books that had belonged to Uncle Marcos, she was nearly ten years old. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And from what you tell me, Mrs Benn, you have reason to be contented. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I poked through its contents until I found my father’s pocket watch and traced my thumb over the case’s familiar dings and scratches. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And then, impulsively, he takes out the remaining contents of his pockets and adds them to the collection in the cauldron. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After he was done explaining his role as a war correspondent, I felt content. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "Tell him, wife. Tell the Lord Crow how well content we are." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Alby’d flipped once and for all, Thomas thought, fighting the urge to rid his stomach of its contents. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He really was content, he told me, to stay where he was, building his influence over time, awaiting his turn to speak inside the deliberative cacophony of the Senate, but then a storm arrived. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “We are poor folk,” she said, “but poverty isn’t so bad when you’re willing to own up to it, and a contented spirit is a great help, too.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not happy in any way that would make sense to most people, but I was, for the first time in my life, deeply content with what life was giving me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered what had happened to Iapetus after they’d left him in Hades’s palace...if he was still content being Bob, friendly, happy, and clueless. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He seemed mildly content as he checked his phone and traded a few words with the old man ringing him up at the cash register. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A month later she returned with a sack, the contents of which she never discussed, which she added to her geography book and the rocks and the two spools of thread. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She hands me the envelope, and I quickly thumb through the contents. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Cassiopeia was content with that solution, but Penelope had to bite her lip not to comment as the little girl explained its new living situation to the attentively chirruping squirrel. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Frodo and his companions huddled round the fire, wrapped in every garment and blanket they possessed; but Strider was content with a single cloak, and sat a little apart, drawing thoughtfully at his pipe. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When I can’t eat another bite, I wander to the bed and flop on it with a contented sigh. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dolley was no wallflower, content to spend the rest of her days living in the past. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A few more recipe cards and prescription forms tossed in amongst the teeming contents of our two libraries will surely go unnoticed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I drifted back over to that glass trophy case to examine its contents. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie held the shovel low, letting it hang behind him before hurling its contents into the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The dawn is close at hand, and we have reason to be content with our first night’s work. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She continues her tasks, smiling the same awful, contented smile. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was fully grown, sleek and plump and beautiful, and as tame and contented as any house cat. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At home they were content to eat and drink, and Singer would talk with his hands eagerly to his friend about all that was in his mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Your husband indicated an unwillingness to talk about the content of his conversation with the defendant?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I was in the wooden house, the soldiers tore open my bag and threw all its contents on the floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z To get to the kitchen she had to step over an upturned toolbox, its contents jumbled on the floor, nails fanned like pick-up-sticks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Unlike me, she could be content stitching for hours, and she was proud of her needlework. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Indeed, her mind felt like a vast storage room whose locked cupboards were all at once not only unlocking but flinging themselves open and dumping their contents on the floor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Do you think your dwarf will please her? Will she bathe in his blood, do you think, or content herself with striking off his head?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Men were content to look and wonder and worship—and then pass on to marry someone else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Or, rather, she skims the pages and sees that the content is all about the same: How could you? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She went to her room and swallowed the contents of a small bottle of Cascara Sagrada and hurried back to the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the cook struck the prisoner’s can with the soup ladle, spilling the watery contents on the muddy ground. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Zane tugged open a dresser drawer and rifled through the contents. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Hannah saw suitcases and carpetbags, some carefully packed and some with their contents spilling out. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He stroked the raven's head with his thumb, and the bird made a contented quorking sound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You can’t get in,” Eleanor said wildly, and again there was a silence, as though the house listened with attention to her words, understanding, cynically agreeing, content to wait. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He always let out a contented breath after a first sip of coffee. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z "My father says cold water is the best way to wake up someone who's fainted," he said, and with that he tipped the entire contents of the jug over the Trunchbull's head. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z If Sass had let me creep quietly about my tasks, I would have been content. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I am sure that none of you would want to rest content with the superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “She does look rather worn,” Ignatius said, watching Miss Trixie spread the contents of her bag on her desk and sort through the scraps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I take the whole bottle back to my room and drop half the contents down my throat and then, in the bathroom, bend over the sink, washing them down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He appeared around the end of the counter, jogging happily toward them, the contents of the leather bag still jingling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And the worst part is that Alicia seems perfectly content not to talk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Leslie dumped the contents of one coffee can on the ground and put the can under the worst leak. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She had tried her best, but William seemed content just to sit, his back stiffly straight, his large capable hands resting squarely on his sturdy wool- clad knees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Somehow Ellsworth had blundered—either through carelessness or a clerical error—and didn’t pay $480 that was owed, and as contractually agreed upon, the company had the right to dispose of the storage room’s contents. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To be irie is to be in a high and content spiritual place. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They were content to be farmers and cattle raisers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down and cracked open the book, reading through the table of contents. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z As he rapidly read its contents Francis became furious, for he noticed that part of the argument depended upon a theoretical idea he had propounded some nine months earlier. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Another thing her books had neglected to mention: what to do when the prettiest boy you’ve ever seen lays his head in your lap and seems content to camp out there for a few weeks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “You come over here and you gonna get wet,” May said, echoing Rosaleen, and she came after us, pitching the contents of her skirt across our backs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the third bite the rat had ceased to struggle, and he was feeling almost content. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But it could also have been that she was just content to be quiet about her beliefs and not impose them on others, including Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When he punctured the tin, the contents exploded in his face, covering us with a fizzy brown juice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With a quick glance at the door to check that Filch wasn’t on his way back, Harry picked up the envelope and read: Fascinated, Harry thumbed through the rest of the envelope’s contents. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I press air from my lungs and tip the contents of the vial into my mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She opens the porcelain jar, flashing its slimy contents. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There were no other life-forms showing up on his screen but, like Foaly said, the hull had a high lead content, even the paint was lead based! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I turned to the contents of the locker and the many promises they held. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Min closed his eyes as he touched his fingertips to the contents of one bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “The same ones Your Grace was following, I believe. You see, we are alike. If you will not take me for. your husband, I am content to be your slave.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time she’d finished in Moody’s room the can was empty, so she contented herself with setting it outside the closed door of her parents’ bedroom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This was a major step away from the old Age of Honey— when a man’s job was to be useful, obedient, and content with his lot in life. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Siddhartha understood that the spoilt and grieving boy could not suddenly be content in a strange and poor place. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You inherited the farm and all its contents, right?” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z So the two moved into it and were content. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sure they will, Brady,” Dad replied as he dumped the contents of the dustpan into a big garbage can. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Not content with their names, they take descriptive titles also—the Empire State, the Garden State, the Granite State—titles proudly borne and little given to understatement. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We drifted by gray barns, cornfields in need of irrigation, and clumps of Hereford cows, chewing in slow motion, looking very content with their lives. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sheet of soft dulled tin foil over the contents. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d had to content myself with reading about it in that book Miss Simpson gave me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Particularly unfortunate was my failure to be able to report exactly the water content of the DNA samples upon which Rosy had done her measurements. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After this escape, I was content to take a foggy view of the Inn through the window’s encrusting dirt, and to stand dolefully looking out, saying to myself that London was decidedly overrated. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z If their placement had been designed to symbolize a separation from the Court of Honor’s technological advances, then what messages were their actual content meant to send? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And though even Duntz had forfeited his composure—had shed, along with tie and coat, his enigmatic drowsy dignity— the suspect seemed content and serene; he refused to budge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the township, in every street I went, I saw grown-ups assembled in clusters to read the papers and to whisper about its dark and dastardly contents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Or is she content to take me at face value, a cardboard cutout queen? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, overall consumption of television content actually grew. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z At the completion of the prayer, the Villac Uma made ready to pour the contents of the silver goblet into a still pool of water resting within a flat oval stone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A contented silence settled over the table as everyone ate their fill. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I emptied the contents of my backpack onto my bed at home, making plenty of space in the bag for my guaranteed earnings. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Now he opens the bag and upends its contents onto his palm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s an odd choice for breakfast, but she points out it has a high liquid content, so consuming it is killing two birds with one stone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The parents of a child provided, on average, half the content of that feature; the grandparents, a quarter; the great-grandparents, an eighth—and so forth, all the way back to the most distant ancestor. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With no prospect of relief in sight, he was content to starve his rival out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Unwrapping it back in my hotel room, I crumbled the contents across a leaf of cigarette paper. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In a small drawer near the floor under the sink— the only drawer that hadn’t flown open and scattered its contents all over—he found a washrag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Already the children were looking better, and at the sight of their faces, still pinched but content, a great weight lifted from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Smooth and easy, he thought as he checked out the contents. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The wolves have their castle back, she thought, perhaps they will be content to let us go. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although it’s not polite, I burped loudly a couple of times, feeling quite contented. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Still others seemed content that finally they were out of the bus station, that it could not possibly get worse. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They did not want the content of her ideas; they merely wanted the gesture of her presence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I just want to have new, vibrant content often.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mallows filtered green light down on him and the first rays of the rising sun shone into his hole and warmed it so that he lay there content and very comfortable. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to be content to hug the faded-rose brocade stool. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The answers that this approach suggests for the origin and fate of the universe and its contents, such as astronauts, will be described in the next two chapters. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your slaves seemed well treated and content. It was not till Astapor that my eyes were opened. Do you know how Unsullied are made and trained?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My job was to rewrite some of the lyrics to “Blitzkrieg Bop” and get rid of “objectionable content,” as Mrs. Hidalgo had suggested. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When we went shopping at the mall, he'd park himself on a bench, content to watch the bags or sneak in a nap while the rest of the family roamed freely. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Thomas could almost convince himself he’d be completely content, happy and excited to learn his new life, aim for his goal of being a Runner. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z If Luma wanted to see how independent she could be, he told her, he was content to help her find out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They didn’t eat, but the good smell kept them content. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay at home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for this wide world has no greater wonder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Written by their priest, it was short, but still long enough to make Lupita content. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z One of Frenchy’s cardinal rules of reducing was to “keep the contents of the bowels moving down and out steadily and regularly.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel’s eyes fall against Dr. Martin’s white lab coat, where the eaglet had rested contently just moments ago. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He looks at the table of contents, sees Gogol listed after Faulkner, before Hemingway. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Its contents include a chipped arrowhead he found in a field when he was five. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Thank you: that contents me for to-night. Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me afresh by some mistrustful scruple.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She has already run her hands over its contents many times: a wooden oar nailed to a wall, a window dressed with long curtains. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Not at all, not at all, dear fellow,” said Basil regally, as he shared the contents of the three plates between himself and Ambrose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As recalled by one of his contemporaries, Isbel was “content with the reflected greatness which shone on the blade of his razor and now settled on him.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In terms of any teaching material, it is important to look and listen for quality content. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I hurry to the workbench and rest my gloved hand against the vial, whose contents could kill me ten thousand times over. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Health and hope grew strong in them, and they were content with each good day as it came, taking pleasure in every meal, and in every word and song. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He says he has done well, and he is content with his station in life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then he leaped to his feet, holding the blue cloth and its crumbling contents high over his head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Davis walked over to the bar area, opened the cabinet above the sink, pulled out a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, and started shaking out its contents. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z For although Mr. Trabb had my measure already, and had previously been quite contented with it, he said apologetically that it “wouldn’t do under existing circumstances, sir,—wouldn’t do at all.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But she went on, needing to dump the contents of her mind in case all the pieces somehow assembled by speaking them aloud. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Very quickly, as word of his skill and artistry spread on both ends of the Road, Antain made a good enough living to keep his mother and brothers happy and content. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She tried to school herself to the belief, and, manifestly for her husband’s sake, tried to seem content. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘But I am content. Till now I have hewn naught but wood since I left Moria.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He brought it over to show me its features—its snap pockets, its map pouch, its general miraculous ability to hold contents. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They overturned all the boxes and suitcases in Aunty Ifeoma’s room, but they did not rummage through the contents. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The other three contented themselves with that for a while. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Your land must be a realm of peace and content, and there must gardeners be in high honour.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even when Luna was content, she still was not quiet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Though most of the pot’s contents splashed across the floor between us, some must have gotten on his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sorting through the contents of my basket, I drew out some wilted stems. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Why may she not choose her husband? She is accustomed to being the wife of a king and would not be content with less,” I said, echoing what I had heard Elnora say before. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My taste buds are doing backflips, especially because I emptied the contents of my stomach back at the pool. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But in none of these cases did anyone substantially alter the content of what they were saying. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But every one of us, except the Negroes forced here as slaves, are descended from the restless ones, the wayward ones who were not content to stay at home. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d all been stripped of their labels and the contents written on the metal in black marker pen in Spanish. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He had been content to sit in the sun and watch the chickens scratching around in the chicken run. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It looks sickening to me now, so unappealing that I wonder if I'm going to empty the contents of my stomach right here in the kitchen. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She told me that the dry contents of the bag contained a pinch of every plant she had ever gathered since she began her training as a curandera many years ago. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I slice the top off the egg with the spoon, and eat the contents. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Users could also alter the content of the virtual worlds inside the OASIS, or create entirely new ones. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If he were terrible, Mandy could order me to be contented anyway. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She holds up a pouch and flashes its contents at me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z ‘We had foul fare with the Orcs, and little enough for days before that. It seems a long while since we could eat to heart’s content.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After that experience Stuart contented himself with the tiny coins which his father made for him out of tin foil. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The people are gathered about the fire, their bellies full and content. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She nodded her head with a contented, sleepy look, and the lady-in-waiting carried it to the dressing-room with a curtsy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The women exchange filled brown-paper bags on a street corner and depart quickly before checking the contents of the bag each has received. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry sat in silence once more, watching the contents of the Pensieve swirl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Though they could have joined the revelry in the streets below, they were content to simply be near each other, for they both sensed that something precious was coming to an end. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She took the boxes into the bathroom, lifted their tops, and emptied the contents into the toilet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z No bolt of inspiration struck, and the bookstore didn’t magically offer up a solution as she’d hoped it would, but she was quite content to roam. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z After adding a little sea water to the bucket’s contents, I placed it on the side bench just beyond the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It shatters, leaving its gooey contents behind like a spatter of blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was content, then, and he gave over thinking any more about his children. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He had me describe the contents of the cupboard and the particular plates she liked best. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, too, they show no interest in seeing my home, content with having me visit their houses, just a convenient couple of kilometers from school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Half happy, half sad, but content all the way around. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Piper wanted to think he was happy and content right now ... in case they failed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My eyes continued to scan as I shook the can, making sure the contents were mixed so that the paint would come out even and clean, creating a crisper result. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He loved the pageantry and mystery of the ceremonies, the camaraderie of the men, but he was not ambitious, and he would have been content to continue in his mid-level role forever. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z John seemed content to have someone to follow, and in any case he had his hands full scrutinizing the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I walk down the hall, where an entire room’s contents are in boxes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the purse and dug through the contents. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “What things?” asked Sticky, who, like Reynie, was trying to sneak a peek at the bucket’s contents. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They looked new compared to the rest of the attic’s contents. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Cluny was content to watch and wait, getting a little stronger each day. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie didn’t ask Citra any questions about her visit on the way home, and Citra was content not to share. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He watched as the police official rummaged through the contents of the briefcase, examining each item. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But he cracked the screw and sniffed the contents. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My rubbery legs almost giving way under me, I reached the toilet just in time to empty the vile contents of my stomach into it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Her wagon and all its contents were burned, and the woman was stripped, tarred and feathered, and, along with her servant, run off. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Trains heading into Mexico City stop first in Lecherfa to leave any cars with combustible contents. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You are sick of prosperity and indulgence. Cannot you invent a few hardships for yourself, and be contented to stay?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Now, in the early morning privacy of the bathroom, Matilda unscrewed the cap of her father's oil of violets and tipped three-quarters of the contents down the drain. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The early settlers in the United States were not content to remain on the Atlantic shore but pushed westward to the Pacific as fast as they could. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Still she was content, so sweet-natured that her two sisters and three brothers, who might have resented her, instead vied in their efforts to please. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other things that they had which the other children did not have, and they contented themselves with these. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This was one thing I was always content to show. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He turns to his lowest shelf and grabs two trays, tilting them forward to reveal their contents. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And West Riding itself was a world away from Rook Hill, which was small and sleepy and content to be nothing more than that. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And so it might have been if it had not been for that eldest son of his who was never content with what was going on well enough but must be looking aside for more. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Does he think that I will be content with small mysticism, or will he exert himself to seem unique? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The warmth, the smell of food and wood smoke, overpowered Jethro for a while, and he would have sat silent, drinking in content, if his obligations as a guest had not demanded more of him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not know what tents to choose out of dozens of options, each with tantalizing signs hinting at the contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A shocking number of phrases that drop easily from the fingers are bloated with words that encumber the reader without conveying any content. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He was content to sit there in the dark with her head leaning against his chest. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After unzipping the bag Ike violently shook it, dumping out its contents. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z One had his stomach ripped open and its contents spilled onto the sand. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But Dorus knew his limitations, and was content to be a pastor in the small community of Zundert, in a church that was part of a small movement in the new, less rigid Dutch Protestantism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Easy to care for, it emits a low humming noise when contented. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When the elevator doors eventually open, he sees a cart stacked with breakfast trays, most of their contents hidden under domes, and tiny cartons of milk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Those girls were content looking out the window all day, watching the sun come up and go down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As suddenly as it had attached itself, it quit dogging his heels and sat down, staring after him with eyes drowsily half-closed, contented and serene, maybe even purring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I thus contented myself by saying simply: it has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years, sir, within these very walls.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They were obliged to make peace with him and to be content with dominion over Africa, leaving Sicily to Agathocles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He turfed out half the contents of his trunk before he found it hiding beneath the rolled-up socks in which he was still keeping his bottle of lucky potion, Felix Felicis. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z From the dark of the closet Carlos has heard tones, not content, known presences, not personalities. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She began to pull out dresser drawers and dump the contents on the floor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her nephew’s letter, that Charlotte, really rejoicing in the match, was anxious to get away till the storm was blown over. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t altogether. But I understand that Gandalf chose me a good companion. I am content. We will go together.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I don't dare stop to examine the contents of the pack yet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Once again the bulk of the verbiage pushes in one direction while the content of the author’s argument pushes in the other. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Sons’ propaganda network, the content of the letters was revealed in newspapers throughout the Colonies. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we find a room with a window,” the doctor remarked, “we will open it; until then, let us be content with opening the front door.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z We believe that we may meet again in a time to come, and perhaps we shall find somewhere a land where we can live together and both be content. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A fine red line of a scar marked Angela's check, but she looked content and lovely as ever in her pale blue bridesmaid's gown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite its content, I signed this declaration to my parents: “Callie.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “And now,” said Dumbledore, placing the stone basin upon his desk and emptying the contents of the bottle into it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Adding movement helps reinforce the linguistic content of the rhyme or song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He tried to block the contents from view as he hastily shoved handfuls of coins into a leather bag. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The Great Books arrived in ten boxes stamped with their contents. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z While answering, Cohen opened her purse and fumbled through the contents. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Empty the contents of your bags, please,” one of the warriors ordered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Some lords trusted their maesters to read their letters and convey the contents, but Stannis insisted on breaking the seals himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They sat on opposite ends of the bed, and spread the contents of the case between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He had to content himself with discovering me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The two lived there many years, Danaë content to let her son follow the fisherman’s humble trade, out of harm’s way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s how it is with the firstborn, no matter what kind of mother you are—rich, poor, frazzled half to death or sweetly content. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He scanned the table of contents and then opened the book up to I Enoch. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The Nazis were not content with what they had already inflicted on us Jews; each day brought a new humiliation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When he had come full circle he lifted the cap by the stem; it loosened effortlessly, and Mr. Pirzada leaned over the pumpkin for a moment to inspect and inhale its contents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She screamed and raged and pinched us when we were content. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I set the candle on the desk and yanked open drawers, rifling through the contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Horrified, Esteban watched the entire contents of the goblet spill onto his only suit before the amused glances of the occupants of the adjoining tables. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Falconers and austringers abused each other’s hawks to their hearts’ content. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times, by now, we had been quizzed by the training staff on the contents of the Inmate Guidelines booklet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned my head against his chest, content. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He did not speak down to her or at her, nor content himself with puerile questions about her life or monologues of his own activities. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The contents of Harry’s trunk had been thrown everywhere. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I wait, patient, demure, watching his eyes rove all over the contents of my letter. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She flipped it open and began to peruse the table of contents. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The sugar content in our samples was high enough to mask the taste of the plastic cups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Happiness seemed to radiate from Dumbledore like light, like fire: Harry had never seen the man so utterly, so palpably content. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the end of our seclusion, the lodges and all their contents were burned, destroying our last links to childhood, and a great ceremony was held to welcome us as men to society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then death will drift upon me from seaward, mild as air, mild as your hand, in my well-tended weariness of age, contented folk around me on our island. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It groans and screeches with its task, mechanically swallowing the contents of a foul-smelling dumpster. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He liked what he was doing and he didn’t want to be somewhere else—one of the very few contented people I met in my whole journey. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Grinning, I flip to the contents and then back to the blank page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z At its fiercest, such a whirlwind could rip a roof off a house and pick up the building’s contents. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Garfield was aware of the contents of the daily medical bulletins. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Lyra contented herself with clinging to the rim of the basket, just under her chin when she was standing, and peering wide-eyed into the swirling cloud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When their father came home and was surprised to see dinner on the table, Prudence showed him the freezer contents. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z There he and Niobe ruled in entire content until she showed that the mad arrogance of Tantalus lived on in her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jules, is there anything peculiar about the contents of this crate?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The riders were not, however, content merely to wait for the dawn and let their enemies rest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Everybody was content at the way he ruled. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If you were an individual, you could evaluate the software for free to your heart's content and buy it on disk if you wanted it. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z By some miracle, he manages not to drop the contents on the floor and run away screaming. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Miles grabbed the black duffel bag stashed behind the driver’s seat and dumped the contents on the floor, where they rolled around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Clara closed her eyes, breathed a contented sigh, and left for the other world without looking back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, my mother is appalled that I’m not making you Indian food,” she says, studying the contents of the pan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were like so many of the adults around us, content to pretend that all was well as we began classes at Central High on December 2. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gathering her pack, she ran her hand over the outside to check that its contents were safe, and limped away from the water to set up the little tent. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There was a philosopher called Charmadas who, it was said, could recite the contents of any volumes in libraries that anyone asked him to quote, just as if he were reading them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “The blog won’t create content for itself, I suppose,” her dad murmured. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Shay dumped the contents of the knapsack out onto the bed, and pointed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He smiles, then whacks the box with the back of his hand so that it falls over and its contents spill onto the floor. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z This half-and-half companionship could not fully content her; still she was happy and the time passed swiftly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave it up, I really didn't need to know their contents and it would not be honorable or safe to tamper with Dr. Bledsoe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The squat, bandy-legged man with long, straggly, ginger hair jumped and dropped an ancient suitcase, which burst open, releasing what looked like the entire contents of a junk shop window. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She opened a jar of Lady ’Stache Off and emptied the contents inside, adding the bleach from the girls’ teeth-bleaching trays. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I’m just as content playing darts as I am waiting for the bus. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Rosser leads his weary men back toward Rice’s Station, content in the knowledge that he has single-handedly saved the Confederacy—for the moment. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I was thinking I’d never felt more content or known such beauty in all my life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The contents of the office are orderly, but not clearly organized. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Harry told Ron and Hermione, pulling open the parchment and quickly reading its contents. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Like mendicants imagining fantasy meals, scholars have for centuries imagined the lost contents of the Great Library. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Sam was beaming and humming to himself, but when Frodo spoke he was at first content to listen, only occasionally venturing to make an exclamation of agreement. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Refusing to unwrap the package in his presence, or even seem interested in the contents, they carried it, like a coat in need of a closet, to some other part of the house. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Art is, however, much more than decoration, for it is laden with meaning, even if that content is sometimes slender or obscure. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed content; he accepted the lies I told him and sighed a little—perhaps in relief, for who knows what fears tormented his child’s mind? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no such content now in his love for this girl, and there was no health in her for him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I watched as the veins on his forehead became transparent through his flesh and disappeared as he absorbed the contents of the book or thought about whatever else was on his mind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z On the way he stopped at the house refrigerator and peered inside, stooping down myopically to inspect the contents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She seemed to relax, content, no longer curious. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z To Bloom’s private horror, he discovered almost immediately that far from being proud of, or even content with, her Chicano heritage, Linda almost hysterically wanted out of her poverty-stifled past. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Chase had to content himself with running cold drinks out to the field. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The short title is, however, a poor guide to the contents of Papin’s book. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The arts provide a platform through which teachers can tap into a child’s creativity and humanity while teaching content material. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z ‘A merry troop of fools we shall look! Will Haldir lead us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will be content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z White Americans have contented themselves with gestures that are now described as “tokenism.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Conner reached over, opened the lid, and dumped the contents into my hands. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z To be sure, men and women have long been authoring their own content, beginning with drawings on cave walls up through Gutenberg and the typewriter. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Slay whom your lord names as enemies, and be content. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “St. John,” I said, “I think you are almost wicked to talk so. I am disposed to be as content as a queen, and you try to stir me up to restlessness! To what end?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I was trolling the Internet in search of something with some real content, not just a bunch of flashy graphics, when I came across an article you wrote entitled "Defining Geekdom." Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing to go was the contents of the livestock corral, mostly horses, including Nancy’s horse, big, fat Babe, who was much beyond her prime. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For once, my brain was perfectly content to keep its hands to itself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She revealed to them the contents of the letter their son had written to her daughter. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I opened the proposal, skimmed through the table of contents, and flipped the pages one at a time, trying to make sense of her plan. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I grab the vase, stumble down to the kitchen, and throw its contents into the embers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That evening’s work made us more or less content to leave next morning. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The contents of the saddlebags were then returned—along with documents that had been created by Washington’s men but that looked like real British documents. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There is enough magic in starlight to content a baby and fill its belly, and in large enough quantities, starlight can awaken the best in that baby’s heart and soul and mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Ellsberg, now facing up to thirty-five years in prison, insisted that the contents of the Pentagon Papers justified his actions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They are a contented group, placid and good-natured, although, like any family, they bicker from time to time. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z But one of the warders was fluent in Xhosa and understood the content of our songs, and we were soon ordered to stop singing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The silvery light was coming from the basin’s contents, which were like nothing Harry had ever seen before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He opened a pungent bag and put a chunk of the contents of the bag in a very fascinating little device that looked like a cigarette but was made of metal. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Most scholars now accept that the content of the Library was nothing more than what was accumulated on all the bookshelves in the Museum. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Along with allowing passengers to flout Prohibition and drink to their heart’s content, the “booze cruises” were the precursors of the luxury cruise business. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The pains continued, as did the need to empty the contents of my stomach, and a vicious cycle ensued. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She shook the contents out on to the stump. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You’ve been content here. You have your garden. And I have asked you all the right questions.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Conger rifled through Booth’s pockets, then placed the contents in a handkerchief. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It depended upon the water content of the DNA samples, a value they admitted might be in great error. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She wasn’t over losing her mother; that would take a long time, but she seemed content enough to be with me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He said not a word to her, but contented himself with sending a stern reprimand to Aeolus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the golden godson was stuck on a camel, farther back in the caravan, and Lazlo had to be content with echoing exclamations from Calixte, who was given to gloating. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She walks into the kitchen, lowers the dishwasher’s stout door, and yanks the top tray open, its contents rattling. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Holding a hand over my mouth to muffle my frantic breathing, I gaped at the trunk as though the awful contents might crawl from it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z String quartets and vocal stylists soared across the skies with a cabin full of contented passengers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And he gave the slave a little silver, and the woman was content enough except for one thing, and this she told to Wang Lung when he gave her the silver. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I opened the refrigerator and stood there staring at the contents like I was waiting for the grape-juice bottle to jump in my hand and say, Here, drink, me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It formed the eastern edge of the Elmuthaleth, and the other faranji were content to call it a mountain range, but it didn’t look like a mountain range. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The shifting light from the candles enhances the indistinct quality about his face, so she looks away before she replies, turning her attention to the contents of the mantelpiece. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With a little practice, a Libran could learn to soar and to wheel to his heart’s content, both for recreation and as a practical method of traveling across his miniature country. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lined and thin, and yet in sleep it looked content and unafraid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z |
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