ACCORD in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - 20 CHAPTER VERSION

2 meanings, 9 uses

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1 —7 uses as in:
according to, or in accord with

Definition

in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity with

This sense 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

But according to your category I must be merely an acquaintance.
Chapter 1 (57% in)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Next to her sat, on her right, Sir Thomas Burdon, a Radical member of Parliament, who followed his leader in public life, and in private life followed the best cooks, dining with the Tories, and thinking with the Liberals, in accordance with a wise and well-known rule.
Chapter 3 (52% in)
...possess that element of strangeness that is so essential to romance, he would often adopt certain modes of thought that he knew to be really alien to his nature, abandon himself to their subtle influences, and then, having, as it were, caught their colour and satisfied his intellectual curiosity, leave them with that curious indifference that is not incompatible with a real ardour of temperament, and that indeed, according to certain modern psychologists, is often a condition of it.
Chapter 11 (27% in)
According to the great alchemist, Pierre de Boniface, the diamond rendered a man invisible, and the agate of India made him eloquent.
Chapter 11 (45% in)
In the nests of Arabian birds was the aspilates, that, according to Democritus, kept the wearer from any danger by fire.
Chapter 11 (47% in)
, visited Louis XII. of France, his horse was loaded with gold leaves, according to Brantome, and his cap had double rows of rubles that threw out a great light.
Chapter 11 (51% in)
I believe, according to the peerage, it is ten years, but ten years with Monmouth must have been like eternity, with time thrown in.
Chapter 15 (72% in)

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Typical Usage (best examples)

2 —1 use as in:
done of her own accord

Definition

mind

"The world goes to the altar of its own accord," was the answer.
Chapter 18 (57% in)

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Typical Usage (best examples)

? —1 use
exact meaning not specified

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accord used in The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version