All 50 Uses of
accord
in
Little Dorrit
- The word being, according to its Genoese emphasis, a confirmation, a contradiction, an assertion, a denial, a taunt, a compliment, a joke, and fifty other things, became in the present instance, with a significance beyond all power of written expression, our familiar English 'I believe you!'†
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)
- We have changed that child according to the changes in the child spared to us and always with us.†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- Finally, everything was done according to rule, and the travellers were at liberty to depart whithersoever they would.†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- The shadow in which she sat, falling like a gloomy veil across her forehead, accorded very well with the character of her beauty.†
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- Nothing for the spent toiler to do, but to compare the monotony of his seventh day with the monotony of his six days, think what a weary life he led, and make the best of it—or the worst, according to the probabilities.†
Chpt 1.3 (definition 1)
- It was her lord himself who became—unlike the last theme in the mind, according to the observation of most philosophers—the subject of Mrs Flintwinch's dream.†
Chpt 1.4 (definition 1)
- Thousands upon thousands do it, according to their varying manner, every day.†
Chpt 1.5 (definition 1)
- The child, for her part, soon grew so fond of the turnkey that she would come climbing up the lodge-steps of her own accord at all hours of the day.†
Chpt 1.7 (definition 2)
- Unfortunates with wrongs, or with projects for the general welfare (and they had better have had wrongs at first, than have taken that bitter English recipe for certainly getting them), who in slow lapse of time and agony had passed safely through other public departments; who, according to rule, had been bullied in this, over-reached by that, and evaded by the other; got referred at last to the Circumlocution Office, and never reappeared in the light of day.†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 1)
- 'The Department is accessible to the—Public,' Mr Barnacle was always checked a little by that word of impertinent signification, 'if the—Public approaches it according to the official forms; if the—Public does not approach it according to the official forms, the—Public has itself to blame.'†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 1)
- 'The Department is accessible to the—Public,' Mr Barnacle was always checked a little by that word of impertinent signification, 'if the—Public approaches it according to the official forms; if the—Public does not approach it according to the official forms, the—Public has itself to blame.'†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 1)
- Then you'll memorialise that Department (according to regular forms which you'll find out) for leave to memorialise this Department.†
Chpt 1.10 (definition 1)
- Being all in perfect accord with their own wives?
Chpt 1.11 (definition 3) *accord = agreement
- Here Arthur Clennam stopped to look about him for the domicile of Plornish, plasterer, whose name, according to the custom of Londoners, Daniel Doyce had never seen or heard of to that hour.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- 'Me and Plornish says, No, Miss Dorrit, no ill-conwenience,' (Plornish repeated, no ill-conwenience,) 'and she wrote it in, according.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- She copied it out according, on this table, in a sweet writing, and Plornish, he took it where he worked, having a job just then,' (Plornish repeated job just then,) 'and likewise to the landlord of the Yard; through which it was that Mrs Clennam first happened to employ Miss Dorrit.'†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)
- 'Little Dorrit,' said Clennam; and the phrase had already begun, between these two, to stand for a hundred gentle phrases, according to the varying tone and connection in which it was used; 'do nothing.†
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- …inexorably home, creeping along by the worst back-streets, and composing, as he went, the following new inscription for a tombstone in St George's Churchyard: 'Here lie the mortal remains Of JOHN CHIVERY, Never anything worth mentioning, Who died about the end of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, Of a broken heart, Requesting with his last breath that the word AMY might be inscribed over his ashes, which was accordingly directed to be done, By his afflicted Parents.'†
Chpt 1.18 (definition 1)
- The Collegians as a body were not easily impressible, but even they, according to their various ways of wondering, appeared to find in the two brothers a sight to wonder at.†
Chpt 1.19 (definition 1)
- 'But indeed, indeed, Amy,' she resumed when they were seated in sisterly accord side by side, 'I hope and I think you would have seen this differently, if you had known a little more of Society.'†
Chpt 1.20 (definition 1)
- …pew once on a donkey at Tunbridge Wells and the rest on his knees, Romance was fled with the early days of Arthur Clennam, our parents tore us asunder we became marble and stern reality usurped the throne, Mr F. said very much to his credit that he was perfectly aware of it and even preferred that state of things accordingly the word was spoken the fiat went forth and such is life you see my dear and yet we do not break but bend, pray make a good breakfast while I go in with the tray.'†
Chpt 1.24 (definition 1)
- By those gentlemen she was received according to their characters; the Patriarch appearing to do her some inestimable service in saying that he was glad to see her, glad to see her; and Mr Pancks blowing off his favourite sound as a salute.†
Chpt 1.24 (definition 1)
- Accordingly he said it, and the day was fixed.†
Chpt 1.26 (definition 1)
- …who had been in what he called the music-binding business, and met with great misfortunes, and who had seldom been able to make his way, or to see it or to pay it, or to do anything at all with it but find it no thoroughfare,—had retired of his own accord to the Workhouse which was appointed by law to be the Good Samaritan of his district (without the twopence, which was bad political economy), on the settlement of that execution which had carried Mr Plornish to the Marshalsea College.†
Chpt 1.31 (definition 2)
- You are putting it on yourself, father, and getting into all this injury of your own accord!
Chpt 1.31 (definition 2) *own accord = own mind (voluntarily)
- In the first interview she accorded to Mr Meagles, she slided herself into the position of disconsolately but gracefully yielding to irresistible pressure.†
Chpt 1.33 (definition 1)
- To keep up the pretence as to labour, and study, and patience, and being devoted to my art, and giving up many solitary days to it, and abandoning many pleasures for it, and living in it, and all the rest of it—in short, to pass the bottle of smoke according to rule.'†
Chpt 1.34 (definition 1)
- 'And then,' said the insinuating traveller, 'for the scratching dogs and the buried children, according to the pictures!'†
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1)
- 'How, then the scratching dogs and the buried children according to the pictures?'†
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1)
- 'Accordingly, they do it.†
Chpt 2.5 (definition 1)
- This magnificent accordance of Mr Dorrit's recognition settled the matter.†
Chpt 2.5 (definition 1)
- The whole body of travellers seemed to be a collection of voluntary human sacrifices, bound hand and foot, and delivered over to Mr Eustace and his attendants, to have the entrails of their intellects arranged according to the taste of that sacred priesthood.†
Chpt 2.7 (definition 1)
- Through the rugged remains of temples and tombs and palaces and senate halls and theatres and amphitheatres of ancient days, hosts of tongue-tied and blindfolded moderns were carefully feeling their way, incessantly repeating Prunes and Prism in the endeavour to set their lips according to the received form.†
Chpt 2.7 (definition 1)
- She held up her muffled fingers that he might touch them with his, according to their usual custom, and he stood over her wheeled chair to touch her face with his lips.†
Chpt 2.10 (definition 1)
- Bar could be light in hand, or heavy in hand, according to the customer he had to deal with.†
Chpt 2.12 (definition 1)
- the man to whom importance is accorded is...
Chpt 2.12 (definition 4) *accorded = giving special treatment
- That how, according to what they was told, ma'am, it was her son by a former husband as was took into the Government; and a General he had been, and armies he had marched again and victory crowned, if all you heard was to be believed.†
Chpt 2.13 (definition 1)
- Between this eccentric personage and Clennam, a tacit understanding and accord had been always improving since Mr Pancks flew over Mr Rugg's back in the Marshalsea Yard.†
Chpt 2.13 (definition 1)
- We must tell papa about it either to-night or to-morrow, according to the opportunities.†
Chpt 2.14 (definition 1)
- Mr Merdle replied to it accordingly.†
Chpt 2.15 (definition 1)
- It would be a—ha—a gratification to me to send a little—hum—Testimonial, by such a trusty messenger, to be divided among—ha hum—them—them—according to their wants.†
Chpt 2.18 (definition 1)
- But he still protected his brother according to his long usage; and would say with some complacency, fifty times a day, when he saw him standing by his bed, 'My good Frederick, sit down.†
Chpt 2.19 (definition 1)
- Accordingly, the men who were wanted were sought out and found; which was in itself a most uncivilised and irregular way of proceeding.†
Chpt 2.22 (definition 1)
- A gloom was then cast over more than one distinguished family (according to the politest sources of intelligence), and the Courier went back again.†
Chpt 2.24 (definition 1)
- Edmund accordingly received instructions to open the tortoise-shell box, and give Mr Merdle the tortoise-shell knife.†
Chpt 2.24 (definition 1)
- His leave he took accordingly, in dudgeon.†
Chpt 2.28 (definition 1)
- He soon returned with the bottle of wine: which, according to the custom of the place, originating in a scarcity of corkscrews among the Collegians (in common with a scarcity of much else), was already opened for use.†
Chpt 2.28 (definition 1)
- Here is my Hotel-note to be paid, according to contract.
Chpt 2.30 (definition 1) *according to = as stated by (in keeping with)
- …is a swallowing of me up alive that rasps me; so, feeling a little out of temper, and not being as strict as yourself, I take a look at the document before twelve o'clock to refresh my memory as to its appearance—fold up one of the many yellow old papers in the cellars like it—and afterwards, when we have got into Monday morning, and I have, by the light of your lamp, to walk from you, lying on that bed, to this grate, make a little exchange like the conjuror, and burn accordingly.†
Chpt 2.30 (definition 1)
- However, he steamed in and out of his little back Dock according as he was wanted or not wanted in the Patriarchal presence, and business had gone on in its customary course.†
Chpt 2.32 (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).
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(4) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect