assort
verb (used with object)
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
were assorting
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past progressiveof assort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Before them was a large heap of pieces of old iron, brass, and copper; they were assorting it, and stowing it away in various bags.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
Two men were on their knees on the stones; before them was a large heap of pieces of iron, brass, and copper; they were assorting it and stowing it away in various large bags.
From Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society by Thomas Herbert Darlow
There was no perceptible pause, for while Elijah's thoughts were busy with Helen Lonsdale, his hands were assorting his papers.
From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Frank Lewis Nason
