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held the book

held the book is the simple past and past participle of hold the book.

Meaning of hold the book

Verb

hold the book (third-person singular simple present holds the book, present participle holding the book, simple past and past participle held the book)

  1. To act as prompter.
    • In a little time, and you'll cease to hold the book to men and women; no, you'll have to prompt nothing but earthquakes, and give the word to nobody but dragons and flying fish.1860, Douglas Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold, The Brownrigg Papers, page 133

Questions about held the book

What is held the book the simple past and past participle of?
Held the book is the simple past and past participle of hold the book.

Words near held the book in the dictionary

  1. held space
  2. held still
  3. held tack
  4. held that thought
  5. held the aces
  6. held the book
  7. held the cards
  8. held the floor
  9. held the line
  10. held the phone
  11. held the purse strings

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