All 7 Uses of
accord
in
The Man of the Forest
- According to Helen's judgment Bo might have been a Western girl all her days.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1) *
- "According to Dale, I must add that to my new experiences of to-day—before I can know real life," replied Helen, demurely.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- The grizzly, however, stopped of his own accord, just outside of the shadow-line of the forest.†
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *
- Ranger stepped out of his own accord and, turning off the ledge, entered the spruce forest.†
Chpt 14 (definition 2)
- To hold her property and to live her life in this community according to her ideas of honesty, justice, and law might well be beyond her powers.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- Behind it, somehow nameless with inconceivable power, surged all his wonderful knowledge of forest, of trails, of scents, of night, of the nature of men lying down to sleep in the dark, lonely woods, of the nature of this great cat that lived its every action in accordance with his will.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- The evil they had done spoke in the voice of nature, out of the darkness, and was interpreted by each according to his hopes and fears.†
Chpt 22 (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.