We set out for London (Londres).

18. The old woman has the hat.

19. The old man has the flower.

20. Who (quien) has the ink and a pen?

21. The father has the coat.

22. Gold is precious (es precioso) but virtue is more precious
(preciosa).

23. I sell paper to the woman.

24. You (_sing._) fear.

25. You (_plu._) buy some flowers.

26. She speaks to the sister.

27. The father and the mother of the captain.

LESSON II.
(Leccion segunda.)

THE ARTICLE (_contd._).

The definite article _El_ is contracted with the preposition _de_ (of or
from) into =Del= and with the preposition _A_, into _al_ as--

Del extranjero: Of _or_ from the foreigner.
Al caballero espanol: To the Spanish gentleman.

These are the only contractions that occur in Spanish; with the other
prepositions the article simply follows, as--

By, for, with, in, on, without, behind, the father:
Por, Para, Con, En, Sobre, Sin, Tras, el padre.

The following are the _principal cases_ in which the definite article is
used in Spanish and not in English--

1. Before nouns taken in a general sense, as--

El oro y la plata: Gold and silver.
Los hombres o las mujeres: Men or women.

2. Before titles denoting dignity and profession,[13] as--

El Senor Fulano: Mr. So-and-So.
El Rey Jorge V.: King George V.
El Profesor Rosales: Professor Rosales.

The only exception is "Don" (Mr.), only used before Christian names, as
Don Francisco (Mr. Francis).

3. Generally before each of several nouns following each other when they
are material possessions, as--

La casa y el jardin de mi hijo: My son's[14] house and garden.
Las puertas y las ventanas de mi casa: The doors and windows of my
house.

But--

La diligencia, devocion, y virtud de mi primo: the diligence, devotion
and virtue of my cousin.

4. Before a proper noun qualified by an adjective, as--

El valiente Juan: Brave John.[15]

The following are the principal cases in which the indefinite article is
used in English and not in Spanish--

1. Before a noun following the verb "to be," or other similar verbs,
as--

Es capitan[16]: He is a captain.
Soy frances: I am a Frenchman.
Se hizo actor: He became an actor.
Le elegimos miembro de esta sociedad: We elect him a member of this
society.
Fue elegido miembro: He was elected a member.

2. After "what" used in exclamations, as: Que hermosa vis