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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 Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
ago
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
army-coat
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
arrayed
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
arrived
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
bestowed
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
Bombay
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
brilliant
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
built
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
cargo
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
caste
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
celebrated
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
cocked
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
cotton
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
country
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
countryman
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
dignitary
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
Dock
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
drawn
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
East
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
Eastern
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
Europeans
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
exceed
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
fifty
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
Forty
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
generality
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
gold
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
governed
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
hat
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
higher
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
Hindostan
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
immediately
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
India
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
inferiors
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
interested
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
Irrawaddy
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
just
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
King
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
lace
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
large
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
largest
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
Lascars
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
linen
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
lying
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
manned
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
merchantmen
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
more
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
native
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
nearly
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
oak
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
Oaks
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
phrase
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
Prince's
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
red
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
seamen
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From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
ships
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
strips
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
sword
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
teak
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
various
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
vessels
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From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the various ships lying in Prince’s Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a _“country ship,”_ which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
white
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From this reading While his inferiors went about in strips of white linen, this dignitary was arrayed in a red army-coat, brilliant with gold lace, a cocked hat, and drawn sword.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was manned by forty or fifty Lascars, the native seamen of India, who seemed to be immediately governed by a countryman of theirs of a higher caste.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
wood
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From this reading They are built of the celebrated teak wood, the oak of the East, or in Eastern phrase, _“the King of the Oaks.”_ The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton.
world
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
years
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From this reading Forty years ago, these merchantmen were nearly the largest in the world; and they still exceed the generality.
