A Child of the Orient

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THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

One of the episodes of my life deals with a Turkish man, the Arif Bey who used to come to our house as my brother’s friend, when I was a little girl, and who for awhile got mixed in my head with the Greek demi-gods.

I had not seen him for years.

Once I had asked my brother about him.

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Chapter XIX Reading 1/50

A Child of the Orient Demetra Vaka

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of A Child of the Orient is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely. By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance. One of the episodes of my life deals with a Turkish man, the Arif Bey who used to come to our house as my brother’s friend, when I was a little girl, and who for awhile got mixed in my head with the Greek demi-gods. I had not seen him for years. Once I had asked my brother about him.

A Child of the Orient

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of A Child of the Orient is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

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By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

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I had not seen him for years.

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Once I had asked my brother about him.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Once I had asked my brother about him.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One of the episodes of my life deals with a Turkish man, the Arif Bey who used to come to our house as my brother’s friend, when I was a little girl, and who for awhile got mixed in my head with the Greek demi-gods.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One of the episodes of my life deals with a Turkish man, the Arif Bey who used to come to our house as my brother’s friend, when I was a little girl, and who for awhile got mixed in my head with the Greek demi-gods.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Once I had asked my brother about him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

ARIF

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

asked

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From this reading Once I had asked my brother about him.

awhile

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

BEY

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

brother

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From this reading Once I had asked my brother about him.

brother's

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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

CHIVALRY

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

come

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conditions

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

deals

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demi-gods

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

episodes

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estimation

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

freely

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

friend

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girl

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got

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Greek

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had not seen him for years.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

head

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held

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had not seen him for years.

house

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

ignorance

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

life

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little

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low

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

man

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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

men

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

merely

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

mingle

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

mixed

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

now

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

Once

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From this reading Once I had asked my brother about him.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

only

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

out

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

reason

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

seen

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From this reading I had not seen him for years.

spoken

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

there

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

Turkey

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

Turkish

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

used

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

Western

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

women

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From this reading THE CHIVALRY OF ARIF BEY Up to now I have only spoken of the women of Turkey, because such are the conditions there that men and women do not mingle freely.

world

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From this reading By the Western world Turkish men are held in low estimation: it may be with reason, and it may be merely out of ignorance.

years

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From this reading I had not seen him for years.

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