All 26 Uses of
accord
in
Jane Eyre
- Eliza and Georgiana, evidently acting according to orders, spoke to me as little as possible: John thrust his tongue in his cheek whenever he saw me, and once attempted chastisement; but as I instantly turned against him, roused by the same sentiment of deep ire and desperate revolt which had stirred my corruption before, he thought it better to desist, and ran from me tittering execrations, and vowing I had burst his nose.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- No, Bessie: she came to my crib last night when you were gone down to supper, and said I need not disturb her in the morning, or my cousins either; and she told me to remember that she had always been my best friend, and to speak of her and be grateful to her accordingly.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- …fair, and shapely; brown eyes with a benignant light in their iris, and a fine pencilling of long lashes round, relieved the whiteness of her large front; on each of her temples her hair, of a very dark brown, was clustered in round curls, according to the fashion of those times, when neither smooth bands nor long ringlets were in vogue; her dress, also in the mode of the day, was of purple cloth, relieved by a sort of Spanish trimming of black velvet; a gold watch (watches were not…†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- Of my own accord I could not have stirred; I was paralysed: but the two great girls who sit on each side of me, set me on my legs and pushed me towards the dread judge, and then Miss Temple gently assisted me to his very feet, and I caught her whispered counsel — "Don't be afraid, Jane, I saw it was an accident; you shall not be punished."†
Chpt 7 (definition 2)
- Did she not, then, adopt you of her own accord?†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- Replies rose smooth and prompt now: "You must enclose the advertisement and the money to pay for it under a cover directed to the editor of the Herald; you must put it, the first opportunity you have, into the post at Lowton; answers must be addressed to J.E., at the post-office there; you can go and inquire in about a week after you send your letter, if any are come, and act accordingly."†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- A note was accordingly addressed to that lady, who returned for answer, that "I might do as I pleased: she had long relinquished all interference in my affairs."†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- This testimonial I accordingly received in about a month, forwarded a copy of it to Mrs. Fairfax, and got that lady's reply, stating that she was satisfied, and fixing that day fortnight as the period for my assuming the post of governess in her house.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- One afternoon in January, Mrs. Fairfax had begged a holiday for Adele, because she had a cold; and, as Adele seconded the request with an ardour that reminded me how precious occasional holidays had been to me in my own childhood, I accorded it, deeming that I did well in showing pliability on the point.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- It was evident, indeed, that she wished me to drop the subject, which I did accordingly.†
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- Accordingly I sat and said nothing: "If he expects me to talk for the mere sake of talking and showing off, he will find he has addressed himself to the wrong person," I thought.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1)
- Fiend! she wants to know my habits, that she may lay her plans accordingly!†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- Afterwards, take a piece of smooth ivory — you have one prepared in your drawing-box: take your palette, mix your freshest, finest, clearest tints; choose your most delicate camel-hair pencils; delineate carefully the loveliest face you can imagine; paint it in your softest shades and sweetest lines, according to the description given by Mrs. Fairfax of Blanche Ingram; remember the raven ringlets, the oriental eye; — What! you revert to Mr. Rochester as a model!†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- I wished to see whether her appearance accorded with Mrs. Fairfax's description;
Chpt 17 (definition 1) *accorded = was in agreement
- My master's colourless, olive face, square, massive brow, broad and jetty eyebrows, deep eyes, strong features, firm, grim mouth, — all energy, decision, will, — were not beautiful, according to rule; but they were more than beautiful to me; they were full of an interest, an influence that quite mastered me, — that took my feelings from my own power and fettered them in his.†
Chpt 17 (definition 1)
- The Ladies Lynn and Ingram continued to consort in solemn conferences, where they nodded their two turbans at each other, and held up their four hands in confronting gestures of surprise, or mystery, or horror, according to the theme on which their gossip ran, like a pair of magnified puppets.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- Lady Ingram thought it "le cas" to wring her hands: which she did accordingly.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- According as the shifting obscurity and flickering gleam hovered here or glanced there, it was now the bearded physician, Luke, that bent his brow; now St. John's long hair that waved; and anon the devilish face of Judas, that grew out of the panel, and seemed gathering life and threatening a revelation of the arch-traitor — of Satan himself — in his subordinate's form.†
Chpt 20 (definition 1)
- ...every privilege, every attention shall be yours that I would accord a peer's daughter, if about to marry her.
Chpt 24 (definition 3) *accord = give as special treatment to
- "Curiosity is a dangerous petition: it is well I have not taken a vow to accord every request — " "But there can be no danger in complying with this, sir."†
Chpt 24 (definition 1)
- You intend to make yourself a complete stranger to me: to live under this roof only as Adele's governess; if ever I say a friendly word to you, if ever a friendly feeling inclines you again to me, you will say, — 'That man had nearly made me his mistress: I must be ice and rock to him;' and ice and rock you will accordingly become."†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- Four arms spring from its summit: the nearest town to which these point is, according to the inscription, distant ten miles; the farthest, above twenty.†
Chpt 28 (definition 1)
- Since you won't ask the governess's name, I must tell it of my own accord.†
Chpt 33 (definition 2)
- Having once explained to them that I could not now be explicit about my plans, they kindly and wisely acquiesced in the silence with which I pursued them, according to me the privilege of free action I should under similar circumstances have accorded them.†
Chpt 36 (definition 1)
- Having once explained to them that I could not now be explicit about my plans, they kindly and wisely acquiesced in the silence with which I pursued them, according to me the privilege of free action I should under similar circumstances have accorded them.†
Chpt 36 (definition 1)
- Shake me off, then, sir, -- push me away, for I'll not leave you of my own accord.
Chpt 37 (definition 2) *own accord = voluntarily
Definitions:
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(1) (accord as in: according to, or in accord with) in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity withThis meaning of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." -- as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." -- based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." -- depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." -- in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." -- because of what was just said; or as a result
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(2) (accord as in: done of her own accord) mindeditor's notes: This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
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(3) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect