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Which of these is correct? Is "the" necessary?

As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.

As all the poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.
  

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AskAndAnswer Which of these is correct? Is "the" necessary? As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.

  • AskAndAnswer Which of these is correct?
  • Is "the" necessary?
  • As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.
  • "The" is required in your sentence because you talked about the specific: Characters in the line.
  • But I don't know what you meant by " poised characters " though.
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AskAndAnswerWhich of these is correct? Is "the" necessary?
As all poised characters in line were struck by her beauty, she advanced toward them.
"The" is required in your sentence because you talked about the specific: Characters in the line. But I don't know what you meant by " poised characters " though. The entire passage sounds unnatural to my ear.

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