All 41 Uses of
accord
in
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Accordingly, despite strong competition from France, passengers still choose the Cunard line in preference to all others, as can be seen in a recent survey of official documents.†
Chpt 1accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, the wags claimed that this slippery rascal had waylaid some passing telegram and was making the most of it.†
Chpt 1
- Conseil had coolly reasoned out this hypothesis and laid his plans accordingly.†
Chpt 1
- I might add that this was a man of great pride, that his calm, firm gaze seemed to reflect thinking on an elevated plane, and that the harmony of his facial expressions and bodily movements resulted in an overall effect of unquestionable candor—according to the findings of physiognomists, those analysts of facial character.†
Chpt 1according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Did he simply limit himself to storing the air in high-pressure tanks and then dispense it according to his crew's needs?†
Chpt 1
- Accordingly, I was content to reply: "Let such circumstances come, Mr. Land, and we'll see.†
Chpt 1accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, three years ago at the most, Captain Nemo had begun his underwater existence.†
Chpt 1
- Accordingly, professor, I don't extract it with batteries; quite simply, I utilize the heat of coal from the earth.†
Chpt 1
- In fact, according to the most recent calculations, this reduction is only .0000436 per atmosphere, or per every thirty feet of depth.†
Chpt 1according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Accordingly, when I have a mind to visit the ocean depths two or three vertical leagues beneath the surface, I use maneuvers that are more time-consuming but no less infallible.†
Chpt 1accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, eat your breakfast like a man who'll probably eat dinner only when it's extremely late.†
Chpt 1
- Accordingly, my eyes soon closed behind their heavy glass windows and I fell into an uncontrollable doze, which until then I had been able to fight off only through the movements of our walking.†
Chpt 1
- I might add that those 'days' in the Bible must represent whole epochs and not literally the lapse of time between two sunrises, because according to the Bible itself, the sun doesn't date from the first day of Creation.†
Chpt 1according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- He tried to reach Vanikoro, where, according to the native boatman, a good deal of rubble from the shipwreck could still be found, but winds and currents prevented his doing so.†
Chpt 1
- Accordingly, I think as much about staying as Mr. Land about making his escape.†
Chpt 1accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, their scaly ancestors infest the island's rivers and are the subjects of special veneration.†
Chpt 1
- It was a delightful animal whose discovery, according to the ancients, is a sign of good luck.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- "Not only on their size," I replied, "but also according to their shape, their water—in other words, their color—and their orient—in other words, that dappled, shimmering glow that makes them so delightful to the eye.†
Chpt 2
- "According to Sirr's book," I replied, "these Ceylon fisheries are farmed annually for a total profit of 3,000,000 man-eaters."†
Chpt 2
- Other zoophytes swarming near the sponges consisted chiefly of a very elegant species of jellyfish; mollusks were represented by varieties of squid that, according to Professor Orbigny, are unique to the Red Sea; and reptiles by virgata turtles belonging to the genus Chelonia, which furnished our table with a dainty but wholesome dish.†
Chpt 2
- Its flesh is actual red meat, highly prized ... accordingly, this excellent animal has been hunted so bloodthirstily that, like its manatee relatives, it has become more and more scarce.
Chpt 2 *accordingly = in keeping with (what was said before)
- According to my calculations, we had to be quite close to Suez.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Accordingly, I'm in the habit of staying in the pilothouse and directing maneuvers myself.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, I became aware of the isle of Karpathos, one of the Sporades Islands, only when Captain Nemo placed his finger over a spot on the world map and quoted me this verse from Virgil: Est in Carpathio Neptuni gurgite vates Caeruleus Proteus ...* *Latin: "There in King Neptune's domain by Karpathos, his spokesman / is azure-hued Proteus ..."†
Chpt 2
- According to the Latin historians Cassiodorus and Pliny, by the year 19 of the Christian era, a new island, the divine Thera, had already appeared in the very place these islets have more recently formed.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Accordingly, our speed was twenty-five miles (that is, twelve four-kilometer leagues) per hour.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, I'll rest content with drawing on my reserve stock of sodium.†
Chpt 2
- Accordingly, not wanting to entangle his propeller in this weed-choked mass, Captain Nemo stayed at a depth some meters below the surface of the waves.†
Chpt 2
- And here's why these water plants collect in this placid Atlantic basin, according to the expert on the subject, Commander Maury, author of The Physical Geography of the Sea.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Master will reply, my friends, that baleen whales are localized, according to species, within certain seas that they never leave.†
Chpt 2
- Accordingly, I was sure that he had already risked his Nautilus in the midst of the Antarctic seas.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- In fact, according to the astronomer Hansteen, this magnetic pole is located fairly close to latitude 70° and longitude 130°, or abiding by the observations of Louis-Isidore Duperrey, in longitude 135° and latitude 70° 30'.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- According to his calculations, this frozen mass enclosing the southernmost pole forms a vast ice cap whose width must reach 4,000 kilometers.†
Chpt 2
- Among other zoophytes present in these shallows, there were a few coral tree forms that, according to Sir James Clark Ross, live in these Antarctic seas at depths as great as 1,000 meters; then small alcyon coral belonging to the species Procellaria pelagica, also a large number of starfish unique to these climes, plus some feather stars spangling the sand.†
Chpt 2
- Accordingly, seals are quite capable of being educated; they make good pets, and together with certain other naturalists, I think these animals can be properly trained to perform yeoman service as hunting dogs for fishermen.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, walruses are the victims of a mindless hunting that soon will destroy them all, since their hunters indiscriminately slaughter pregnant females and youngsters, and over 4,000 individuals are destroyed annually.†
Chpt 2
- During our crossing I saw numerous baleen whales belonging to the three species unique to these southernmost seas: the bowhead whale (or "right whale," according to the English), which has no dorsal fin; the humpback whale from the genus Balaenoptera (in other words, "winged whales"), beasts with wrinkled bellies and huge whitish fins that, genus name regardless, do not yet form wings; and the finback whale, yellowish brown, the swiftest of all cetaceans.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Accordingly, that day it kept getting worse.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Besides, according to the calculations of naturalists, one of these animals only six feet long would have tentacles as long as twenty-seven.†
Chpt 2according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- Accordingly, people have proposed naming this devilfish Bouguer's Squid.†
Chpt 2accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated
- Accordingly, in England and America alone, 5,000 ships manned by 75,000 seamen go after cod.†
Chpt 2
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: reached an accord) an agreementIn 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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(3)
(accord as in: done of her own accord) mindThis sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
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(4)
(accord as in: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)