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Sentences ending with contents

I will commence with their contents. [10]
I will give very briefly an account of its contents. [6]
It was the usual note--as to paucity of lines--and was written on the customary strip of paper; but there was nothing usual about the contents. [5]
Elizabeth seemed about to speak, then dropped her eyes upon the papers, and glanced hastily at their contents. [11]
He then went to one of his trunks, which he unlocked, and began carefully removing its contents. [6]
As soon as the clerk left the room, a hairy hand reached out for the nearest letter, and a swift glance took in its contents. [11]
A letter in the bold and upright hand of his son was on the top of the pile, placed there by Mr. Flint himself, who had examined Mr. Worthington's face closely when he came in to see how much he might know of its contents. [9]
And let a servant bring the trunk here that the owner may open it in the presence of us all and before any one else touches the contents. [10]
It was commonly said of Mr. Paul Pardriff that not a newspaper fell from the press that he did not have a knowledge of its contents. [9]
He could not read, and in consequence of the Emperor's rapid travelling, it was not till he reached Lochias, that he was put in possession of its contents. [10]

Short sentences using contents

He sipped the contents. [11]
Contents. [5]

Sentences containing contents two or more times

Numbers determine the contents of every existing thing; whatever is, is equal to its contents, numbers therefore are the true being, the essence of all that is. [10]

More example sentences with the word contents in them

Strange, indeed, that you should not have suspected that your universe and its contents were only dreams, visions, fiction! [5]
I know that you gave the order that only three of the five ships which brought the contents of your winelofts should be unloaded. [10]
He grinned with wrath, and caught at a tumbler, as if he would have thrown it or its contents at the speaker. [6]
And those spoken words, in their grim note to his ear, as well as contents to his mind, told Venters that he was all but drifting on a current which he had not power nor wish to stem. [13]
I was alone with the servant, a bright fire was blazing in the stove, and, obedient to a hasty impulse, I told him to throw the whole contents of the box into the fire. [10]
While this letter with its amazing contents is on its way to astonish Joe Goodman, we will consider one of quite a different, but equally characteristic sort. [5]
Eager to know what their contents were, she took them up, drew a stool to the window, and tried to read. [10]
That Mr Quilp was himself perplexed, and that in no small degree, by the contents of the letter, was sufficiently obvious. [12]
The burgomaster quietly unfolded it, and, while reading its contents aloud, the notary and city clerk looked over his shoulder. [10]
The young Frau Ueberhell awaited with even greater curiosity than her husband, the disclosure of the contents of the sealed package which Herr Winckler had in charge for his ward. [10]
The fifth gentleman took a position halfway between the two, and, opening the leather case, laid it down on the grass, where its contents glistened. [9]
It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel. [11]
Curiosity drew both to the spot, and as Miriam's stately bearing made the throng move respectfully aside, they soon saw the mournful contents of a large travelling-chariot, which had lost its wheels. [10]
He told me to take the exchanges and skim through them and write up the "Spirit of the Tennessee Press," condensing into the article all of their contents that seemed of interest. [5]
While she pretended to drink it, she poured the whole contents of the phial into the wine, and then let Bent-Anat's bountiful present be carried to the thirsty drivers. [10]
He was down to date with them, too; and if he had made them the study of his life he could hardly have been better posted as to their contents than he was. [5]
The reader seems to be deeply absorbed in its contents, and at times greatly excited by what he reads; for his face is flushed, his eyes glitter, and--there rolls a large tear down his cheek. [6]
At the same time the jugs and jars of cordial (whose contents varied from whiskey, molasses and boneset, to rum, licorice, gentian and sarsaparilla roots) he carried to his room; and he religiously tried them all by turn. [11]
All this passes through my mind while Biddy, whose parlor-name is Angela, contents herself with exclaiming "egh!*******! [6]
But the books, though few, were of a high quality; and because they were few they were read much, and their contents became an integral part of his intellectual equipment. [4]
We cannot discuss this question philosophically here, but the law of Pythagoras, who borrowed so much from Egypt, and the contents of which are the same, speaks for our view. [10]
Upon my presenting this note to Whitesides and stating verbally its contents, he declined receiving it, saying he had business in St. Louis, and it was as near as Louisiana. [7]
The contents of these messages never shook his equanimity. [11]
A glance at the table of contents will give an idea of the objects which Emerson proposed to himself in his tour, and which take up the principal portion of his record. [6]
The contents of the sack were spread upon a long table, and officially inventoried, as follows: Portions of three human skulls. [5]
The contents of the package confirmed all these statements. [10]
Yonder gives it the necessary space, yonder can one a noble long German sentence elaborate, the bridge-railing along, and his whole contents with one glance overlook. [5]
Let us view the matter in bolder colors; see her when the dearest object of her affections recklessly seeks every bacchanalian pleasure, contents himself with the last rubbish of creation. [5]
By this system the man who contents himself to live upon the products of his own country pays nothing at all. [7]
The beekeeper closes the hive, chalks a mark on it, and when he has time tears out its contents and burns it clean. [2]
Next she opened the feather beds, and strewed the contents around, saturated everything with kerosene, and set fire to the general wreck. [5]
That was on the day when the contents of the Manor were sold at auction by order of the Court. [11]
I will put the contents of your envelope in the small casket where I keep the things which have become sacred to me. [5]
A serial publication, the contents of which are purely original and of such remarkable merit, is a novelty in our country, and I am delighted to find that it has already taken so prominent a position before the reading world. [6]
Had she known the contents of the will before John Grier was buried, she would not have gone to the funeral. [11]
So impressed was the bookmaker with the hospitable reception the governor had given us, that he offered him his cigar-case with its contents, said he hoped they would meet again, and asked his excellency if he thought of coming to Australia. [11]
The contents of that old glove will buy him the willing service of many an adroit sinner, and with what that coarse sack contains he can purchase the prayers of holy men for all succeeding time. [6]
The same rail that brought me the letter from the Punjab, brought also a little book published by Messrs. Thacker, Spink & Co., of Calcutta, which interested me, for both its preface and its contents treated of this matter of over-education. [5]
She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings. [10]
Compare the letters such people write with the other contents of the newspaper, and you will see which life is real. [4]
And, while he strove to reduce the contents of his plate, he racked his brain for some subject of conversation. [9]
Finally, as Slade stepped into a store Jules poured the contents of his gun into him from behind the door. [5]
But when I spoke his name he grew stouter before me, and his eyes lost their lustre and his hair turned gray; and his hand shook as he held out the gourd and spilled its contents ere I could reach them. [9]
That done, he spilled the contents of his saddle-bags upon the grass and took stock. [13]
A chemist will show you a flask containing a clear liquid; he will give it a shake or two, and the whole contents of the flask will become solid in an instant. [6]
Minutes passed before she remembered for what purpose she had entered the room and began to pass the dusting-cloth over the writing-table, the piles of papers, and the rest of the contents of the apartment. [10]
That same morning she had brought a note from her father to Miss Sadler, of the contents of which Janet knew nothing. [9]
When he had secured everything within his reach, he heaped his plate and began an attack upon the contents, using both knife and fork with wonderful proficiency. [4]
I need not say that Jake went off well paid for his pickerel and the precious contents of its stomach. [6]
And while Abraham sat consuming its contents in ecstasy he suddenly realized that the beautiful lady had forgotten him. [9]
The latter was ready to grant it, but first desired to know the contents of a letter which had just been handed to him and must contain evil tidings. [10]
Theopompus had scarcely read its contents, when he made a low bow to the prince, exclaiming: "By Zeus, the father of hospitality, this is the greatest honor that could have been conferred upon my house! [10]
I have never read it, and my reason for not reading it was that I realised, as I think, what its contents were. [11]
The will was proved, and on the second day its contents were in all the newspapers. [4]
Mr. Smythe's letter probably passed under my nose on its way to lose three weeks traveling to America and back, and gave me a whiff of its contents as it went along. [5]
He offered a prize of fifteen cents to the one who should first eat the contents of his dish, not using his hands, and hold up the saucer empty in token of his victory. [4]
He accepts as poetical subjects all things alike, common and unclean, without discrimination, miscellaneous as the contents of the great sheet which Peter saw let down from heaven. [6]
Write me in perfect freedom, with the assurance that I will not subject you to any embarrassment by making your letter or its contents known to any one. [7]
But after bein' patient I got the contents of that drawer an' found two letters from Milly. [13]
Pomfrette's arm flew out to throw the pitcher at the mealman's head, but Duclosse, with a grunt of terror, flung up in front of his face the small bag of meal that he carried, the contents pouring over his waistcoat from a loose corner. [11]
Presently Paolo came out of the door, and began examining the contents of the hand-cart. [6]
She anxiously drew out her little money-bag and counted the contents. [10]
The contents, indeed, our heroine had not found uninteresting, and she turned now to the subject with a flutter of anticipation. [9]
She selected six or eight letters from the package and began to devour their contents, heedless of the cold. [5]
The old woman opened her eyes, smacking her tongue feebly; but she took the cup into her own hand to hold it to her lips; and though she trembled so that half the contents were spilt, she drank eagerly till it was quite empty. [10]
He held an open volume in his hand, and was questioning his daughter on its contents. [4]
The contents of one lilac-bordered envelope brought to his eyes a faint smile. [9]
We received it on Ludo's birthday, in September, and how we listened when it was read to us--how often we ourselves devoured its delightful contents! [10]
But this life of your father deserves to be widely known, and it should be entertainingly done, like Lockhart, or Parton's works--" An envelope fell to the floor, spilling its contents. [9]
Tell the contents of this present writing to any one who is likely to be the right man. [5]
However, the contents of the document were so interesting and remarkable, so unique in relation to the time when it was written, that they irresistibly riveted my attention, and in studying them I turned half the night into day. [10]
Although he knew of the contents of the will his heart was thumping like a sledge-hammer. [11]
Three empty bottles of Mrs. Allen's celebrated preparation, each of them asserting, on its word of honor as a bottle, that its former contents were "not a dye," were all that was left to us of the Koh-i-noor. [6]
Without a knowledge of its contents, Governor Koerner, of Illinois, will hand you this letter. [7]
The bundle was now unrolled, and when the contents proved to be a plump little dressed pig, the judge looked troubled, whilst Hendon turned pale, and his body was thrilled with an electric shiver of dismay; but the King remained unmoved, protected by his ignorance. [5]
We have said nothing yet about that, which, to most people, is the most important aspect of the newspaper,--the editor's responsibility to the public for its contents. [4]
He could gather nothing of the mind of the writer from the contents. [9]
Though I could not boast of "being one with Nature," we had formed a friendly alliance, and I learned by my own experience the truth of Goethe's words, that it was the only book which offers valuable contents on every page. [10]
He could give no information about its contents, for his dead partner, whose business had fallen to him, had assisted in drawing it up. [10]
I do not need to open a book; I take the whole of its contents into my mind at a single glance, through the cover; and in a million years I could not forget a single word of it, or its place in the volume. [5]
I cannot permit myself to comment much on the chief contents of your last; advice is not necessary: as far as I can judge, you seem hitherto enabled to take these trials in a good and wise spirit. [14]
I cannot empty my purse of its contents, and crowd my bookshelves with all those volumes. [6]
In a few moments both the Avocat and himself were smoking, and the contents of the steaming bowl were divided between them. [11]
When the Queen's messenger arrived at Orgueil Castle, Lempriere chanced to be with Sir Hugh Pawlett, and the contents of Elizabeth's letter were made known to him. [11]
Now do I look like a man who----does my history suggest that I am a man who deals in trifles, contents himself with the narrow horizon that hems in the common herd, sees no further than the end of his nose? [5]
Hadrian opened the leather bag, took out a roll, hastily broke it open, and then, after rapidly glancing at the contents, exclaimed: "What is this? [10]
A cracked mirror lay on an old straw mattress, the contents of which were airing themselves through wide rips and rents. [6]
In books of law, theology, politics, medicine, science, travel, adventure, biography, philosophy, and fiction there may be passages that possess, or the whole contents may possess, that quality which comes within our meaning of literature. [4]
Half an hour later, Cynthia gave Mr. Bixby the envelope as he unhitched his horse; and so deftly did Bijah slip it into his pocket, that he must certainly have misjudged its contents. [9]
A cup-bearer was kneeling on the ground at his feet, trying to collect the broken fragments of a costly Egyptian drinking-cup which the king had thrown down impatiently because its contents had not pleased his taste. [10]
The sarcophagus, with its contents, was replaced in the same spot from which the remains had been taken. [6]
We have seen its contents over Mr. Worthington's shoulder, and our hearts will not stop beating--as Cynthia's did. [9]
Her knowledge of it was very slight; but Frau Traut, who, like her husband, had mastered it during the long years of intercourse with the Castilian court, now undertook to put the contents of the letter into German. [10]
While he tore it open, and hastily looked through its contents, the door was again thrown open and Hierax, the king's trusted friend, appeared on the threshold with a flushed face and hair in disorder. [10]
First, this box is at present in my hands, and though I am generally accustomed to respect the rights of property, I must assure you that, in the present instance, I shall not return the box until its contents have served my purpose. [10]
He saw her interests as she saw them, and it was pretty certain that the contents of the will were not made known to him when he witnessed it. [4]
Something was boiling in a small cauldron at the edge of the fire and a soldier in a peaked cap and blue overcoat, lit up by the fire, was kneeling beside it stirring its contents with a ramrod. [2]
One of the hotel servants was in the corner perspiring over John Paul's chests, and beside him stood a man disdainfully turning over with his foot the contents, as they were thrown on the floor. [9]
Napoleon said that his mind was as if furnished with drawers,--he drew out each as he wanted its contents, and closed it at will when done with them. [3]
Austen smiled when he opened the letter, and with its businesslike contents there seemed to be wafted from it the perfume and suppliance of a September day in the Vale of the Blue. [9]

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