held
hold
ANSWERABLE : (held) responsible (for), culpable, accountable, liable
blamed/charged with
incumbent
1646 a legal word, 'held through the favour of another. from the Latin 'precarius' meaning obtained by asking or praying
Sappy NO, SORRY YOU ARE WRONG. "held in high regard" would be well-thought-of, or well-liked, admired, thought of as special.
No, "were held" is not a compound word. It is a verb phrase made up of the auxiliary verb "were" and the main verb "held."
Another word for high statues could be monuments SORRY, YOU ARE WRONG. CHECK SPELLING FOR THE CORRECT WORD. High status means wealthy, educated, held in high regard by others, famous for some reason.
"Seance" is a word that means held to communicate with spirits.
"Held constant", "kept constant", "maintained the same...", are a few ideas.
The SHAPELESS figure moved across the floor, to the little boy. (its a big word for form-less. like water, only has shape of what its held in)