All 18 Uses of
accord
in
October Sky
- According to the West Virginia history books, no one had ever lived in the valleys and hills of McDowell County before we came to dig out the coal.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- Like everybody else in Coalwood, I lived according to the rhythms set by the shifts.
Chpt 1 (definition 1) *according to = in keeping with (or in harmony or agreement with)
- According to Mom, there was some kind of problem with one of the continuous miners.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- According to what I heard Mom tell Uncle Joe during a visit, a lot of people in Caretta had said some real nasty things about that, calling Dad "uppity.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- During the 1920's, according to the history the War kids recounted from their parents, War was a wild, bawdy place of dance halls and gambling houses.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- I figured one place was like another, except, according to the television, if you lived in New York or Chicago or any big city, you had to be plenty tough.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- What made the miner "madder'n fire" was that Big Creek was on its way to an undefeated season, but according to the West Virginia High School Football Association, it was ineligible for the state championship because it played too many Virginia schools.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- At the time, a player as good as Jim was accorded nearly the same celebrity status across Big Creek district as...
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *accorded = given special treatment
- According to Mom, Dad thought all I was good for was working there as a clerk.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- " "The cutoff was not done properly according to our contract," Mr. Dubonnet said reasonably.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- According to the papers, the whole country was shocked and disappointed.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- The pencil was to form a hole in the powder, increasing its surface area, according to Quentin's idea.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- According to a newspaper report, he was building a huge monster rocket called the Saturn.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- I left it, according to Mr. Bykovski's direction, on the workbench with a note on what it was for.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- According to what Roy Lee heard from his mother, the fence-line telegraph had already gleefully dissected Mom and Dad's fracas at the man-hoist.†
Chpt 12 (definition 1)
- "Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness," he quoted.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- According to the equations, it should have gone three thousand feet higher.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- We ran up our launch flag on the blockhouse and tilted our launch rod accordingly.†
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: accord her the respect deserved) to give someone special treatment -- especially respect