diff --git a/lib/src/api/Browse.gf b/lib/src/api/Browse.gf
index 223b4f0b2..960a123c3 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/Browse.gf
+++ b/lib/src/api/Browse.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-abstract Browse = Cat, Conjunction, Numeral, Structural, Lexicon ** {
+abstract Browse = Cat, Numeral, Structural, Lexicon ** {
+
+cat ListAdv ;
+cat ListAP ;
+cat ListNP ;
+cat ListRS ;
+cat ListS ;
 
 fun mkAP_1 : A -> AP ;
 fun mkAP_2 : A -> NP -> AP ;
@@ -287,4 +293,9 @@ fun that_Det_335 : Det ;
 fun this_Det_336 : Det ;
 fun those_Det_337 : Det ;
 fun these_Det_338 : Det ;
+fun the_Det : Det ;
+fun thePl_Det : Det ;
+fun a_Det : Det ;
+fun aPl_Det : Det ;
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/api/BrowseEng.gf b/lib/src/api/BrowseEng.gf
index 89654121d..37e59d160 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/BrowseEng.gf
+++ b/lib/src/api/BrowseEng.gf
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 --# -path=.:alltenses
 
-concrete BrowseEng of Browse = CatEng, ConjunctionEng, NumeralEng, LexiconEng, StructuralEng ** open LangEng in {
+concrete BrowseEng of Browse = CatEng, NumeralEng, LexiconEng, StructuralEng ** open LangEng in {
+
+lincat ListAdv = LangEng.ListAdv ;
+lincat ListAP = LangEng.ListAP ;
+lincat ListNP = LangEng.ListNP ;
+lincat ListRS = LangEng.ListRS ;
+lincat ListS = LangEng.ListS ;
 
 lin mkAP_1 = PositA ;
 lin mkAP_2 = ComparA ;
@@ -298,6 +304,11 @@ lin this_Det_336 = (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg) ;
 lin those_Det_337 = (DetQuant that_Quant NumPl) ;
 lin these_Det_338 = (DetQuant this_Quant NumPl) ;
 
+lin the_Det = DetQuant DefArt NumSg ;
+lin thePl_Det = DetQuant DefArt NumPl ;
+lin a_Det = DetQuant IndefArt NumSg ;
+lin aPl_Det = DetQuant IndefArt NumPl ;
+
 oper
   ComplV2 : V2 -> NP -> VP = \v,np -> ComplSlash (SlashV2a v) np ;
   ComplV2A : V2A -> NP -> AP -> VP = \v,np,ap -> ComplSlash (SlashV2A v ap) np ; --# notminimal
diff --git a/lib/src/api/Constructors.gf b/lib/src/api/Constructors.gf
index 6dfe4728f..46c7d3657 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/Constructors.gf
+++ b/lib/src/api/Constructors.gf
@@ -429,6 +429,13 @@ incomplete resource Constructors = open Grammar in {
       mkDet : Pron -> Num -> Det    -- 11. my (houses) --# notminimal
       } ; --# notminimal
 
+
+      the_Det   : Det ; -- the (house)
+      a_Det     : Det ; -- a (house)
+      thePl_Det : Det ; -- the (houses)
+      aSg_Det   : Det ; -- a (house)
+      aPl_Det   : Det ; -- (houses)
+
 --3 Quant, quantifiers --# notminimal
 
 -- There are definite and indefinite articles.
@@ -1718,6 +1725,16 @@ incomplete resource Constructors = open Grammar in {
       those_QuantPl : QuantPl ; -- 5. those --# notminimal
 -} --# notminimal
 
+-- new things
+
+      the_Det   : Det = theSg_Det ; -- the (house)
+      a_Det     : Det = aSg_Det ; -- a (house)
+      theSg_Det : Det = DetQuant DefArt NumSg ; -- the (houses)
+      thePl_Det : Det = DetQuant DefArt NumPl ; -- the (houses)
+      aSg_Det   : Det = DetQuant IndefArt NumSg ; -- a (house)
+      aPl_Det   : Det = DetQuant IndefArt NumPl ; -- (houses)
+
+
 -- export needed, since not in Cat
 
   ListAdv : Type = Grammar.ListAdv ; --# notminimal