you had held
-avais tenu
Past perfect conjugation of hold. There are other translations for this conjugation.

hold

Believe me, it is better to see it and take action, than to do nothing and see all that you had held dear, destroyed.
Il est préférable de la voir et de rentrer dans l’action, plutôt que de ne rien faire et de voir tout ce que vous avez conservé, détruit.
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