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Pructus Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

'Hold' and 'Hold to'

Hi, English Gurus!

"Laura stood up and held to one of the wagon bows"

In that sentence, what is the difference between "held" and "held to"?

My non-native speaker-ish sense is that, "held" means just held the wagon bows, but "held to" means held the wagon bows only to keep physica balance.

Guide me, my gurus!
  

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What I believe you are probably looking for, Pructus, is: 'held on to one of the wagon bows'.

  • What I believe you are probably looking for, Pructus, is: 'held on to one of the wagon bows'.
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What I believe you are probably looking for, Pructus, is: 'held on to one of the wagon bows'.
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What are wagon bows, anyway?
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I'd guess, without empirical knowledge, that they are the arched framing pieces that hold a cover, as in the Conestoga wagon.

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