 Re: definite article!
It might be useful to remember that there are in fact two definite articles in English just as there are two indefinite articles - and for much the same purpose.
Although spelled the same, there is a the (thuh) used before consonant sounds and a the (thee) used before vowel sounds and sometimes for emphasis:
THE (thuh)
she saw the man walking his dog
THE (thee)
she saw the old man walking his dog
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