Ex. 12. Insert articles where necessary

1. Not … word was spoken in parlour. 2. … room itself was filling up, so was … staircase. 3. … sky outside … window was already dark, … secretaries had gone home, all was quiet. 4. We are told that … wicked shall be punished. 5. I tell you he is as brave as … can reasonably be. 6. You know I never cared for … drama. 7. He looks older than he is, as … dark men often do. 8. Roger looked at him, without … word, took out his wallet and gave him … ten-shilling note. 9. As … man sows, so shall he reap. 10. It was Sunday afternoon, and … sun, which had been shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm … earth. 11. It was … cottage built like … mansion, having … central hall with … wooden gallery running round it, and rooms no bigger than …closets. 12. He was … short, plump man with … very white face and … very white hands. 13. To him she would always be … loveliest woman in … world. 14. … old man quitted … house secretly at … same hour as before. 15. Her aunt, in … straw hat so broad that it covered her to … very edges of her shoulders, was standing below with two gardeners behind her. 16. … rich think they can buy everything. 17. … room has three doors; one on … same side as … fireplace, near … corner, leading to … best bedroom. 18. He arrived half … hour before dinner time, and went up to … schoolroom at … top of … house, to see … children. 19. There is something in … very expression of his face that tells me so. 20. Far away in … little street there is … poor house. One of … windows is open and through it I can see … woman. She is … seamstress. 21. … man who entered was short and broad.