All 20 Uses of
accord
in
In Cold Blood
- Fifty years ago, according to native memory, it would have taken a lumberjack ten minutes to axe all the trees in western Kansas.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- So I figured, wherever they were, they weren't there of their own accord.
Chpt 1 (definition 2) *own accord = own mind (voluntarily)
- Rather, it concerned a cat, the mysterious demise of Nancy's favorite pet, Boobs, whom, according to an entry dated two weeks prior to her own death, she'd found "lying in the barn," the victim, or so she suspected (without saying why),of a poisoner: "Poor Boobs.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- Members of the K.B.I, are partial to nicknames; Duntz is known as Old Man-unfairly, since he is not quite fifty, a burly but light-footed man with a broad, tomcat face, and Church, who is sixty or so, pink-skinned and professorial looking, but "tough "according to his colleagues, and "the fastest draw in Kansas," is called Curly, because his head is partly hairless.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- "Around here," according to the proprietor of one Garden City hardware store, "locks and bolts are the fastest-going item.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- On that point they were in accord, for Dick had said, "If we get caught, let's get caught together."
Chpt 2 (definition 3) *accord = agreement
- That settled, they then selected a gaudy array of jackets and slacks regarded as appropriate for what was to be, according to Dick, a Florida honeymoon.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- However, according to the Telegram 's account, "Vere and Beverly had planned to be married at Christmas time.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- "And then," according to Mr. Helm's memory of the episode, "somebody asked him was he a hitchhiker?†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- Please understand I know I am not an authority & I do not boast great intelligence or education but I do believe I am a normal individual with basic reasoning powers & the will to live my life according to the laws of God & Man.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- December replaced November, and those investigating the case remained, according to increasingly brief newspaper reports (radio newscasters had ceased to mention the subject), as bewildered, as virtually clueless, as they had been the morning of the tragic discovery.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- According to the conditions of his parole, he wasn't supposed to associate with anybody he'd met up there [Lansing].†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- The report continued: "Until a few years ago (according to information supplied by the Las Vegas police), it was one of the biggest cathouses in the West.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- All the rest of the way, he kept talking to himself, saying this ought to be here and that ought to be there-according to the instructions he'd memorized.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- According to him he was doing it out of consideration for Hickock's parents-said he was sorry for Dick's mother.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- Accordingly, he drew a map of the Square, indicating the points at which a "getaway car" could most advantageously be stationed.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- Nowadays the convict population averages around two thousand; the present warden, Sherman H. Grouse, keeps a chart which lists the daily total according to race (for example, White 1405, Colored 360, Mexicans 12, Indians 6).†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- In accordance with the sentence of the court, Smith and Hickock were scheduled to visit the warehouse six weeks hence:
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *accordance = keeping with
- Andrews, according to statements credited to him, "didn't feel anything about it.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- According to Hickock, the "hostile atmosphere" in Garden City had made it impossible to empanel an unbiased jury, and therefore a change of venue should have been granted.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
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: reached an accord) an agreementeditor's notes: In this sense, accord can refer to a formal agreement (such as one written between two countries) or an informal agreement (such as an unvoiced consensus about what should be done).