used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it had sloping sides.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
for the reason that
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
divisible by two
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it had sloping sides.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
not any; not one
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And it had sloping sides.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading And it had sloping sides.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There has to be a wall, because the sea is higher than the land.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long, long wall of earth, very high--oh, as high as a house, or even higher!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
in or at the place that
From this reading There is such a wall of earth all around the country of Holland, where the Twins live.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
wouldn't
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From this reading If there were no walls to shut out the sea, the whole country would be covered with water; and if that were so, then there wouldn't be any Holland, or any Holland Twins, or any story.
