adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
Catharine
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From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
classedverbUS /klæst/
past form of “class” — arrange or order by classes or categories
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
datesnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
deficientadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
deplorableadjectiveUS /dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
bad; unfortunate
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
educationnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
examplesnounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəlz/
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
forthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
kingsnounUS /kɪŋz/
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
labelledadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbəld/
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
MissesnounUS /ˈmɪsəz/
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
Ponsonby
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
queensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
recurringadjectiveUS /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/
coming back
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The means taken with Catharine were those which had been taken since the school began, and special attention was devoted to the branches in which she was most deficient, and which she disliked.
thronenounUS /θroʊn/
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
ticketedverbUS /ˈtɪkətɪd/
past form of “ticket” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
From this reading All the examples they had had before were ticketed in exactly the same terms, and, so classed, there was an end of further distinction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her history was deplorable, and her first task, therefore, was what were called dates.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading A table had been prepared of the kings and queens of England--when they came to the throne, and when they died; and another table gave the years of all the battles.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Misses Ponsonby speedily came to a conclusion about Catharine, and she was forthwith labelled as a young lady of natural ability, whose education had been neglected, a type perfectly familiar, recurring every quarter, and one with which they were perfectly well able to deal.
