Multiple Meaning Words

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hold (hohld) verb 1. to grasp 2. to set aside 3. to have a belief 4. to keep from doing something

Sentence: The department store told her they would hold her new dress for three days if she couldn’t pick it up right away.

Which is the best definition of the word hold as it is used in the sentence above?

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Definition 2

Front

Portable (in the context of the paragraph: People were waving for Jenna to pull over. She had no idea what they wanted until she heard the “thump, thump”! Her tire was flat, she pulled over to the side of the road and fortunately an auto service was there within a half hour with a portable air compressor to fill her tire.)

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able to be carried

Front

When examining mummies, archaeologists consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made and how old it might be.

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studying

Front

ravine (as used in the paragraph: I was supposed to meet my brother to look for rocks for the pond that our father was building in the backyard. I spotted a few rocks about five feet down. Without waiting for my brother, I began to climb down the steep side of the ravine to grab a few rocks that I knew my father would like.)

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ditch