![]() ![]() ![]() Some place names include an article, such as the Bronx, The Oaks, The Rock, The Birches, The Harrow, The Rower, The Swan, The Valley, The Farrington, The Quarter, The Plains, The Dalles, The Forks, The Village, The Village (NJ), The Village (OK), The Villages, The Village at Castle Pines, The Woodlands, The Pas, the Vatican, The Hyde, the West End, the East End, The Hague, or the City of London (but London).beginning with a common noun followed by of may take the article, as in the Isle of Wight or the Isle of Portland (compare Christmas Island), same applies to names of institutions: Cambridge University, but the University of Cambridge.continents, individual islands, administrative units and settlements mostly do not take a "the" article ( Europe, Jura, Austria (but the Republic of Austria), Scandinavia, Yorkshire (but the County of York), Madrid).notable natural landmarks – rivers, seas, mountain ranges, deserts, island groups ( archipelagoes) and so on – are generally used with a "the" definite article ( the Rhine, the North Sea, the Alps, the Sahara, the Hebrides).Geographic usageĪn area in which the use or non-use of the is sometimes problematic is with geographic names: In Middle English, these had all merged into þe, the ancestor of the Modern English word the. Old English had a definite article se (in the masculine gender), sēo (feminine), and þæt (neuter). The and that are common developments from the same Old English system. The, as in phrases like "the more the better", has a distinct origin and etymology and by chance has evolved to be identical to the definite article. Ultimately, incidents with both her father and Morris permanently change Catherine's view of life.Definite article principles in English are described under " Use of articles". Sloper does whatever he can to prevent the two from getting married - the entire reason for his disapproval which he does not fully disclose to either Catherine or Morris - including taking Catherine away for an extended European vacation. His beliefs are strengthened after a candid discussion with Morris' sister, Mrs. Sloper does not trust Morris, believing him to be a fortune hunter who is only interested in Catherine for her sizable inheritance. Being a romantic, Lavinia does whatever she can to advance their relationship. ![]() Catherine is initially uncertain as to Morris' intentions, never having been called on before by a gentleman, but she quickly falls in love with him, as he does with her. The first man ever to show Catherine any attention is the handsome Morris Townsend, who she met at a family party. Sloper, who hopes that Lavinia will act as her guardian in becoming more of a social person, and ultimately as chaperon if Catherine were ever to meet the right man. Catherine's lack of social charm and beauty - unlike her deceased mother - is obvious to Dr. Sloper has paid for in all the social graces for her, Catherine is a plain, simple, awkward and extremely shy woman who spends all her free time alone doing embroidery when she is not doting on her father. They have accrued their wealth largely through Dr. Sloper's recently widowed sister Lavinia Penniman - live in an opulent house at 16 Washington Square, New York City. Austin Sloper, his adult daughter Catherine Sloper (Dr. Storyline: The Heiress (1949) In the mid-1800's, the wealthy Sloper family - widowed surgeon Dr. ![]()
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