All 5 Uses of
assortment
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- They were crammed with an odd assortment of objects: a selection of rusty daggers, claws, a coiled snakeskin, a number of tarnished silver boxes inscribed with languages Harry could not understand and, least pleasant of all, an ornate crystal bottle with a large opal set into the stopper, full of what Harry was quite sure was blood.†
Chpt 6
- Something in her would-be casual voice made Harry think he might know who the uninvited spectators were, and sure enough, when they left the changing room for the bright sunlight of the pitch it was to a storm of catcalls and jeers from the Slytherin Quidditch team and assorted hangers-on, who were grouped halfway up the empty stands and whose voices echoed loudly around the stadium.†
Chpt 14
- It appeared that Hermione had gone to bed early, leaving Crookshanks curled in a nearby chair and an assortment of knobbly knitted elf hats lying on a table by the fire.†
Chpt 18
- A jumble of assorted rags and smelly old blankets were piled on the floor and the small dent in the middle of it showed where Kreacher curled up to sleep every night.†
Chpt 23
- Now, in the early morning, it was crammed with an assortment of mismatched chairs grouped haphazardly around windows.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
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(assortment) a collection containing a variety of a sort of a thing