Emily Dickinson Lexicon

accent (-ed, -s), n. [Fr. < L. ad + cantus, singing.] (webplay: speaking, voice, word).

1. Tone of voice; intonation of speech; stress of the voice upon certain syllables.
2. Speech; discourse; language; words.
3. Page; passage; word; line; metrical verse; [fig.] text; message; letter; volume of poetry; contents of a book.