Account for the use of the articles. 1. the theatre showed us a new oscar wilde, not the great wilde, but a man in deupuir, full of doubts. 2. it was better to have a sulky arthur than no arthur at all. 3. she was no woman, she was servant. 4. hollowquay was a has-been if there ever was. developed first as a fish ing village and then further developed as an english riviera - and now a mere summer resort, crowded in august