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00:26In this video, we'll learn the definition of these words.
00:29We'll do that by focusing on the meaning of the word parts, which make up each word.
00:34The word part chord means agreement or harmony.
00:37The word accord is made of two word parts.
00:40The first is ac, which is a variation of ad.
00:43Ad means towards. The second is chord, which means agreement.
00:48An accord is a formal agreement that can be used to specify conditions that may lead to a treaty,
00:53and that treaty may help stop a war and preserve peace.
00:57One of the more famous examples of accords are the Camp David Accords.
01:01They involve Egypt, Israel, and the United States.
01:04They are named after the U.S. President's vacation home because the accords were written at Camp David.
01:10The word accordance is made of two word parts.
01:13The first is ac, which is a variation of ad.
01:16The word part ad can mean towards. The second is chord, which means agreement.
01:22We often use the word accordance when we're meaning that something is in agreement with a rule or the law.
01:27For example, these vehicles are all going less than 60 miles per hour in accordance with the speed limit.
01:34The word according is made of two word parts.
01:37The first is ac, which is a variation of ad.
01:40The word part ad can mean towards. The second is chord, which means agreement.
01:46We often use this word to say that something is in agreement with a theory or agreement with what someone wants.
01:52Here's an example. According to Newton's theory of light,
01:55what we call white light is actually many colors of light in the same place at the same time.
02:00A prism separates white light so we see all the colors of the rainbow.
02:04The water in this mist is not making colors.
02:07According to Newton's theory, the colors in this rainbow were already in the white light that came from the sun.
02:12Just like a prism, water droplets in the mist can separate the white light into separate light colors.
02:18The word concord is made of two word parts.
02:21The first word part is con, which means together or with.
02:24In this case, it means with. The second is chord, which means agreement.
02:29Together, these word parts mean there's agreement between two or more things or people.
02:34In school, we frequently use the word concord when learning the subject verb concord rule.
02:40That's a grammar rule, which means the verb must be in agreement with the number of subjects.
02:45Here's an example. Billy likes to play chess.
02:48Billy and Susie like to play chess.
02:50Please notice that when we're talking about just one subject, in this case, Billy,
02:55then we use the verb likes, which ends in the letter S.
02:59But when we're talking about two subjects, in this case, Billy and Susie,
03:03then we use the verb like, which has no letter S.
03:07Concord, Massachusetts is a very important town in American history.
03:11The town was likely named after the word concord, which is made of two word parts.
03:16The first word part is con, which can mean together or with.
03:20In this case, it means with. The second is chord, which means agreement.
03:25When we live in concord with each other, that's like saying we get along.
03:29Just like this cat and dog are getting along rather than fighting.
03:33Concord was founded by American settlers in 1635.
03:37In 1775, the towns of Concord and nearby Lexington, Massachusetts,
03:42were attacked by the British Army, which began the American Revolutionary War.
03:47That's when Paul Revere made his famous ride to warn Americans of the British invasion.
03:52That was America's war with England, which, after we won, made us an independent country.
03:57The word concord is made of two word parts.
04:00The first word part is con, which can mean together or with.
04:05In this word, it means with. The second is chord, which means agreement.
04:10Concord is the name of one of the fastest passenger jets that ever flew.
04:15It got its name because it was developed by teams in England and France who work in agreement.
04:20The Concord could fly twice as fast as our current passenger planes,
04:24often reaching speeds of more than 1,000, 300 miles per hour.
04:29It stopped flying in 2003, but is still considered one of the greatest engineering feats of all time.
04:36The word discord is made of two word parts. The first is dis, which means not.
04:41The second is chord, which means agreement.
04:44Together, these word parts mean disagreement. Here's an example.
04:48Although Billy and Susie try to talk things out, discord grows between them.
04:53Thanks for your attention.
