class
noun
a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I am classing the stories as follows: A—excellent; B—very good; C—good; D—passable; E—poor.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Harry Bates