All 11 Uses of
accord
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- Accordingly after tea Mrs. Rachel set out; she had not far to go; the big, rambling, orchard-embowered house where the Cuthberts lived was a scant quarter of a mile up the road from Lynde's Hollow.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- Accordingly, after milking, behold Marilla and Anne walking down the lane, the former erect and triumphant, the latter drooping and dejected.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- Anne looked accordingly.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- Depend upon it, Marilla, she'll cool off in a week or so and be ready enough to go back of her own accord,
Chpt 15 (definition 2) *own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)
- Anne accordingly went to bed and slept so long and soundly that it was well on in the white and rosy winter afternoon when she awoke and descended to the kitchen where Marilla, who had arrived home in the meantime, was sitting knitting.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- To Mrs. Lynde he went accordingly, and that good lady promptly took the matter out of the harassed man's hands.†
Chpt 25 (definition 1)
- Accordingly, Marilla lifted her candle and looked scrutinizingly at Anne's hair, flowing in heavy masses down her back.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- Accordingly, Anne washed her hair, scrubbing it vigorously with soap and water, but for all the difference it made she might as well have been scouring its original red.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- The flat was accordingly pushed off, scraping roughly over an old embedded stake in the process.†
Chpt 28 (definition 1)
- Miss Barry put us in the spare room, according to promise.
Chpt 29 (definition 1) *according to = in keeping with
- A wealthy manufacturer of New Brunswick had died and left part of his fortune to endow a large number of scholarships to be distributed among the various high schools and academies of the Maritime Provinces, according to their respective standings.†
Chpt 34 (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.