Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	ancient_a	time_n	write_v	1,996	5	5.4420	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11356	A briefe and a playne introduction, teachyng how to pronounce the letters of the British tong, (now co[m]menly called Walsh) wherby an English man shal not only w[ith] ease read the said tong rightly: but markyng ye same wel, it shal be a meane for him with one labour and diligence to attaine to the true and natural pronuncation of other expediente and most excellente langauges Set forth by W. Salesburye.	Salesbury, William, 1520?-1600?	1550 (1550)	STC 21614; ESTC S101926	19,493	39

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do_v in_o walsh_n to_o my_o contryeman_n to_o introducte_v they_o to_o pronounce_v the_o letter_n englyshe_a like_o a_o few_o english_a rule_n of_o the_o natural_a power_n of_o the_o letter_n in_o our_o tongue_n and_o so_o than_o in_o as_o much_o as_o i_o be_v not_o only_o induce_v with_o the_o premise_n but_o also_o further_o persuade_v that_o neither_o any_o inconvenience_n or_o mischief_n may_v ensue_v or_o grow_v thereof_o but_o rather_o the_o increase_n of_o mutual_a amity_n and_o brotherly_a love_n and_o continual_a frendshyppe_n and_o some_o commodity_n at_o the_o jest_n wise_a to_o such_o as_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v occupy_v thereabouts_o as_o for_o all_o other_o even_o as_o it_o shall_v never_o work_v they_o pleasure_n so_o shall_v it_o no_o displeasure_n even_o therefore_o at_o the_o last_o i_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o enterprise_v condescend_n to_o such_o man_n honest_a request_n to_o invent_v and_o write_v these_o plain_a simple_a and_o rude_a rudimente_n of_o the_o walshe_n pronunciation_n of_o the_o letter_n most_o humble_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o accept_v they_o with_o no_o less_o benivolente_fw-la humanity_n than_o i_o herte_o pretend_v towards_o they_o when_o i_o go_v about_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o matter_n ¶_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o the_o the_o lettter_n in_o the_o brytyshe_a tongue_n the_o letter_n in_o the_o britishe_a or_o walshe_n tongue_n have_v the_o same_o fygure_n &_o fashion_n as_o they_o have_v in_o english_a and_o be_v in_o number_a as_o here_o underneth_o in_o the_o alphabet_n appear_v a_o b_o c_o ch_z d_z dd_v e_o f_o ff_v g_o h_o i_o k_o l_o will_v m_o n_z o_o p_o r_o s_o t_o the_o shall_fw-mi u._fw-mi w_z y._n these_o be_v the_o vowel_n a_o e_o i_o o_o u._fw-mi w_z y._n these_o two_o vowel_n a_o w_o be_v mutable_a the_o dipthonge_n be_v these_o and_o be_v pronounce_v after_o the_o very_a greek_a pronunciation_n evamgeliou_n as_o evaggel_v of_o evamgeliou_n ae_n ai_fw-fr au_fw-fr awe_n ay_fw-fr ei_fw-la ewe_n in_o ie_fw-fr io_o iw_o oe_o owe_v oy_fw-mi uw_v wy_fw-mi these_o letter_n be_v call_v consonaunte_n b_o c_o ch_z d_z dd_v f_o ff_v g_o k_o l_o will_v m_o n_z o_o p_o r_o s_o t_o the_o v._o the_o pronunciation_n of_o a._n a_o in_o britishe_a or_o walshe_n in_o every_o word_n have_v the_o true_a pronunciation_n of_o a_o in_o latin_a and_o it_o be_v never_o sound_v like_o the_o diphthonge_n au_fw-fr as_o the_o french_a man_n sound_v it_o come_v before_o m._n or_z n_z in_o their_o tongue_n nor_o so_o full_o in_o the_o mouth_n as_o the_o german_n sound_v it_o in_o this_o word_n magen_n neither_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v pronounce_v in_o english_a when_o it_o come_v before_o ge_fw-mi will_v sh_n tch_v for_o in_o these_o word_n and_o such_o other_o in_o englyshe_a damage_n heritage_n language_n ash_n lash_n watch_n calm_a call_v a_o be_v think_v to_o decline_v toward_o the_o sound_n of_o these_o dipthonge_n ai_fw-fr au_fw-fr and_o the_o word_n to_o be_v read_v in_o this_o wise_a domaige_a heritaige_a languaige_a aishe_a waitche_n cawl_n caulme_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o a._n in_o welsh_a have_v always_o but_o one_o sound_n what_o so_o ever_o letter_n it_o follow_v or_o go_v before_o as_o in_o these_o word_n ap_fw-mi cap._n which_o have_v the_o same_o pronunciation_n &_o signification_n in_o both_o the_o tongue_n much_o less_o have_v a_o such_o variety_n in_o walshe_n as_o have_v aleph_fw-la in_fw-la hebrew_n which_o alone_o the_o point_v alter_v have_v the_o sound_n of_o every_o vowel_n howbeit_o that_o composition_n derivation_n and_o the_o plurell_n number_a do_v oft_o time_n in_o the_o common_a walshe_a speech_n change_v a_o for_o e._n as_o in_o these_o word_n unweith_n seithf_v ebestyl_o nevertheless_o e._n then_o succead_v and_o be_v also_o write_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o a._n so_o that_o the_o reader_n shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v therewith_o the_o sound_n of_o b._n b_o in_o walshe_n be_v universallye_o read_v and_o pronounce_v as_o it_o be_v in_o englyshe_a albeit_o when_o a_o word_n begyn_v with_o b_o and_o be_v join_v with_o more_o word_n come_v in_o a_o reason_n the_o phrase_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o walshe_n speech_n much_o like_a after_o the_o hebrews_n idiom_n shall_v alter_v the_o sound_n of_o that_o b._n bisextus_fw-la so_o do_v these_o walshe_a word_n cwit_n cwicul_fw-la vicse_v which_o be_v derive_v of_o cubitꝰ_n cubiculum_fw-la bisextus_fw-la into_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n that_o they_o call_v beth_n not_o daggess_v or_o of_o the_o greek_a veta_n either_o else_o of_o v._o be_v consonant_n in_o latin_a or_o english_a as_o thus_o where_o as_o b._n in_o this_o walshe_a word_n by_n a_o fynger_n be_v the_o primitive_a or_o if_o i_o shall_v borrow_v the_o hebrew_n term_n the_o radical_a letter_n which_o come_v in_o the_o contexte_v of_o a_o reason_n shall_v not_o than_o be_v call_v b._n but_o v._o as_o in_o this_o text_n i_o vy_v his_o finger_n and_o sometime_o b._n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o m_o as_o for_o a_o ensample_n vy_z miss_v my_o fynger_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o the_o alteration_n of_o this_o letter_n b_o and_o of_o diverse_a other_o as_o you_o shall_v perceive_v hereafter_o which_o by_o their_o nature_n be_v changeable_a one_o for_o a_o other_o it_o shall_v nothing_o let_v nor_o hynder_n any_o man_n from_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a read_n of_o the_o letter_n so_o alter_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o ydiome_n or_o propriety_n of_o the_o tongue_n receyve_v one_o letter_n for_o a_o other_o the_o radical_a be_v omit_v and_o leave_v away_o and_o the_o accessory_n or_o the_o letter_n that_o come_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o radical_a be_v forthwyth_o write_v and_o so_o pronounce_v after_o his_o own_o nature_n &_o power_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a enough_o by_o the_o former_a exemple_n provide_v always_o that_o such_o transmutation_n of_o letter_n in_o speak_v for_o therein_o consist_v all_o the_o difficulty_n be_v mooste_o diligent_o to_o be_v mark_v observe_v ☜_o ☜_o and_o take_v heed_n unto_o of_o he_o that_o shall_v delight_v to_o speak_v walshe_a aryghte_a how_o c_z be_v pronounce_v c_o make_v k._n for_o look_v what_o power_n have_v c._n cista_fw-la as_o witness_v cicut_n deduct_v of_o cicuta_n natali●_n of_o natalitis_n accen_n of_o accentus_fw-la discipul_n of_o discipulus_fw-la cist_o of_o cista_fw-la in_o english_a or_o in_o latin_a when_o it_o come_v before_o a._n o._n u._n that_o same_o shall_v it_o have_v in_o walshe_n before_o any_o vowel_n dypthonge_n or_o consonant_n what_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v how_o be_v it_o some_o of_o our_o time_n do_v use_v to_o write_v k_o rather_o then_o c._n where_o writer_n in_o time_n past_a have_v leave_v c._n write_v in_o their_o ancient_a book_n special_o before_o a_o o._n u._n and_o before_o all_o manner_n consonantes_fw-la and_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o word_n also_o othersome_a there_o be_v that_o sound_v now_o c_o as_o g_o in_o the_o last_o termination_n of_o a_o word_n a_o exemple_n oc_fw-la koc_fw-la lloc_fw-la which_o be_v most_o commune_o read_v og_z kog_n llog_fw-la furthermore_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o c._n to_o be_v turn_v into_o ch_z word_n construction_n be_v take_v here_o for_o the_o join_v together_o of_o word_n otherwise_o call_v a_o reason_n carw_n be_v the_o absolute_a word_n and_o other_o while_n into_o g._n but_o i_o mean_v this_o when_o a_o word_n that_o begynneh_n with_o c_o come_v in_o construction_n as_o thus_o carw_n a_o heart_n ewic_n a_o charw_n a_o hind_n and_o a_o heart_n either_o else_o when_o c_o or_o k_o for_o they_o be_v both_o one_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o first_o letter_n of_o a_o word_n that_o shall_v be_v compound_v as_o for_o a_o example_n angraff_n anger_v angrist_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o a_o and_o of_o kraff_n kred_a