allot
verb (used with object)
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion.
had been allotting
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past perfect progressiveof allot.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The while Haviland had hardly noticed how the other had been allotting all the choicest bits to his share.
From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford
