All 10 Uses of
accord
in
The Bonesetter's Daughter
- According to a park pamphlet, "During the peak of the Perseids, around August 12th, hundreds of 'shooting' or 'falling' stars streak the sky every hour."
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1) *according to = as stated by
- She stopped talking two days before her voice faded of its own accord.
Chpt 1.1 (definition 2) *own accord = own mind
- She set to straightening her desk, aligning her research books, sorting faxes and drafts, color-coding them according to client and book.
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)according to = as stated by; or in agreement with
- According to this chart, that's about one point above rigor mortis.
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)
- According to her mother's cosmology, the world was against her and no one could change this, because this was a curse.
Chpt 1.2 (definition 1)
- According to legend, a visiting emperor himself had planted a pine tree in the middle of the valley.
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1)
- According to Great-Granny, the studio began as a grain shed that sat along the front wall of the courtyard house.
Chpt 2.1 (definition 1)
- According to Sister Yu, we could find immediate happiness by thinking of someone else whose situation was much worse than our own.
Chpt 2.4 (definition 1)
- But ever since, he's been muttering about the two ingots he lost, tallying their worth, which according to him was enough to purchase the sky.
Chpt 2.5 (definition 1)
- According to my passport with the new birth year, one is a year older than I am, the other is three years older.
Chpt 2.7 (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.