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according

/əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ/ adjective B1
  1. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. · This according voice of national wisdom.
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According to your idea, there was never any hidden menace, or secret society, or Valley of Fear, or Boss MacSomebody, or anything else.
The Valley of Fear, p. 70 · C1
Deceit, according to him, was an impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 17 · B2
“That is according to the sense you attach to the question, sir.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 10 · C1
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1

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