Here is the item:
Melissa dug in her heels and __________ the leash with both hands; Mellie,
her Labrador retriever, saw children playing Frisbee down the street and
wanted desperately to chase the flying red disk.
The blank requires the simple past of hold, an irregular verb. You picked held, the correct choice. Hallelujah!
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold | hold(s) | held | held |