Vocabulary ladder
Pride and Prejudice
CHAPTER V.
967 words. Everyday vocabulary (band A) covers 59% of the text; the hard 9% is 42 entries — all of them below.
A 58.8% (236 types) B 4.6% (35 types) C 2.3% (19 entries) D 1.6% (14 entries) E 0.5% (5 entries) N 6.5% (23 entries)
Band B — common reading vocabulary
A sample of 24 of 35 — you will meet these often; they are explained only at the fullest help level.
- carriage
- occupy
- prone
- admired
- sensible
- beg
- declare
- hack
- intimate ×3
- distinction
- contrary
- reflections
- communicate
- solely
- clever
- safely
- formerly
- relates
- forgive
- intelligent
- failing
- fortune ×2
- dare
- favour
Band C — recognition checklist
All 19 upper-intermediate words in this chapter. Tick the ones you know; the rest are explained at the fullest help level.
- inoffensive
- disagreeable
- knighthood
- agreeable
- courteous
- prettiest
- misfortune
- overheard
- cherish
- acquaintance
- offend
- disgust
- eld
- neighbour
- vain
- vanity
- remarkably
- render
- imaginary
Band D — advanced (14 entries)
- ill-treatment
- cruel handling
- self-command
- control of oneself
- twenty-seven
- twenty-seven
- synonymously
- as meaning the same
- overhearings
- overhearings: things overheard
- obliging
- ready to help
- solidity
- solid strength
- chaise
- a light traveling carriage
- vexed
- to annoy; trouble
- denominated
- to give a name to; naming
- piqued
- piqued: stung with wounded pride
- elated
- lifted high in spirits
- mortified
- to wound someone's pride
- tolerable ×2
- bearable; fairly good
Band E — rare & archaic (5 entries)
- self-complacency
- smug self-satisfaction
- foxhounds
- foxhounds: hounds for fox hunting
- unshackled
- unshackled: freed
- supercilious
- proudly looking down on others
- mayoralty
- a mayor's term
False friends — common words wearing old senses (2)
- sensible
- aware — the old sense here
- use
- habit; custom — the old sense here
Names (13)
- meryton ×3
- Meryton, the market town a mile from Longbourn
- longbourn ×2
- Longbourn, the Bennets' house and village
- netherfield
- Netherfield Park, the house Mr Bingley takes
- bingley ×2
- Mr Charles Bingley, the amiable rich young man who takes Netherfield
- lizzy ×2
- Lizzy, the family name for Elizabeth Bennet
- bennet ×4
- the Bennets of Longbourn: Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters
- darcy ×3
- Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley, proud, rich, and Elizabeth's match
- eliza ×3
- Eliza, Elizabeth Bennet as the Lucases and Miss Bingley call her
- lucas ×7
- the Lucases of Lucas Lodge: Sir William, Lady Lucas, and Charlotte
- Lucas Lodge
- the Lucases' house
- Miss Bingley
- Caroline Bingley, his sister
- Mr Bingley
- the amiable rich young man at Netherfield
- Mr Darcy
- the proud rich master of Pemberley