tears rolling down his cheeks

[Curiosity1]

Hi,

I am not sure why 'the' before teras in the following sentence is necessary. Would the sentence's meaning change if we removed 'the' from it?
The sentence is from a published book.

"It does, it does!" said King, laughing until the tears rolled down his cheeks.

Thanks

 

[GoesStation]

The sentence is from a published book.

We always need to know the title and author.

 

[Curiosity1]

We always need to know the title and author.

The Foolish Men of Agra by Rina Singh.

I am not sure why this information matters with respect to my question. The reason I added that it is from a book is to highlight that the sentence has been verified by someone who knows English well.

 

[Tarheel]

Hi,

I am not sure why 'the' before tears in the following sentence is necessary. Would the sentence's meaning change if we removed 'the' from it?
The sentence is from a published book.

"It does, it does!" said King, laughing until the tears rolled down his cheeks.

I think that in this case we could omit "the" in that sentence.

(The use of the definite article doesn't change the meaning.)

Is "King" the person's name?

Did you have trouble understanding the sentence?

 

[tzfujimino]

The Foolish Men of Agra by Rina Singh.

I am not sure why this information matters with respect to my question. The reason I added that it is from a book is to highlight that the sentence has been verified by someone who knows English well.

Have you ever heard the phrase "copyright infringement"?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement

 

[GoesStation]

The Foolish Men of Agra by Rina Singh.

I am not sure why this information matters with respect to my question. The reason I added that it is from a book is to highlight that the sentence has been verified by someone who knows English well.

Coming from a book does not mean that. We need to know the title and author to comply with strict copyright laws in the country where the site is hosted. This information also sometimes helps us to answer the question by placing it in context.

 

[Tarheel]

The Foolish Men of Agra by Rina Singh.

I am not sure why this information matters with respect to my question. The reason I added that it is from a book is to highlight that the sentence has been verified by someone who knows English well.

I am not sure what you mean by "verified" there. However, I think you mean the sentence was written by a native speaker of English.

 

[Curiosity1]

I am not sure what you mean by "verified" there. However, I think you mean the sentence was written by a native speaker of English.

It is my understanding that publishing companies have professional proofreaders that go through the text of the book they publish.

 

[Curiosity1]

I think that in this case we could omit "the" in that sentence.

(The use of the definite article doesn't change the meaning.)

Is "King" the person's name?

Did you have trouble understanding the sentence?

King is the person's name.

 

[Tarheel]

It is my understanding that publishing companies have professional proofreaders that go through the text of the books they publish.

That's not verification. That's proofreading (checking for grammar, spelling, etc.).