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I found this sentence on the British Council website. I don't know why "the" is used in the sentence because all of the nouns seem indefinite:

Imagine a beach; a quiet place, with only the noise of the sea and the gulls in the background.

Many thanks

I found this sentence on the British Council website. I don't know why "the" is used in the sentence because all of the nouns seem indefinite:

Imagine a beach; a quiet place, with only the noise of the sea and the gulls in the background.

Many thanks

I found this sentence on the British Council website. I don't know why "the" is used in the sentence because all of the nouns seem indefinite:

Imagine a beach; a quiet place, with only the noise of the sea and the gulls in the background.

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Why is the definite article used in each of these places in this sentence?

I found this sentence on the British Council website. I don't know why "the" is used in the sentence because all of the nouns seem indefinite:

Imagine a beach; a quiet place, with only the noise of the sea and the gulls in the background.

Many thanks