Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	see_v	time_n	write_v	5,167	5	5.1624	4	true

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

a_o brief_a and_o a_o plain_a introduction_n teach_v how_o to_o pronounce_v the_o letter_n in_o the_o british_a tongue_n now_o commen_o call_v walsh_n whereby_o a_o english_a man_n shall_v not_o only_o with_o ease_v read_v the_o say_a tongue_n right_o but_o mark_n the_o same_o well_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o mean_a for_o he_o with_o one_o labour_n and_o diligence_n to_o attain_v to_o the_o true_a and_o natural_a pronunciation_n of_o other_o expediente_a and_o most_o excellent_a language_n set_v forth_o by_o w._n salesburye_n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o roberte_n crowley_n dwell_v in_o elye_a rent_n in_o holborn_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n m.d.l._n ¶_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la ¶_o to_o his_o love_a friend_n master_n richard_n colyngborne_n william_n salesburye_n wysh_v prosperous_a health_n and_o perfect_v felicity_n the_o natural_a inclination_n the_o gentle_a amity_n and_o the_o fervent_a love_n and_o favour_n which_o you_o mooste_o affectuouslye_o entierlye_o and_o perfitlye_o do_v not_o only_o owe_v but_o have_v bear_v and_o prosecute_v toward_o i_o my_o contrye_n and_o contrye_n language_n and_o again_o the_o sudden_a semblable_a vehement_n affection_n which_o i_o most_o comparable_a and_o ardent_a mutuallye_o and_o dulye_o do_v bear_v towards_o you_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o abortiat_v if_o i_o may_v speak_v my_o country_n langage_fw-fr i_o neaded_a not_o to_o borowe_n the_o latin_a term_n neither_o make_v any_o further_a explanation_n thereof_o and_o to_o bring_v forth_o my_o late_a conceyve_v child_n before_o his_o natural_a and_o destinate_a time_n of_o birth_n but_o what_o than_o for_o this_o evyll_n chance_n there_o lie_v none_o other_o remedy_n but_o either_o if_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v his_o lineamente_n tyght_o proportionated_a though_o as_o yet_o somewhat_o lumpyshe_a to_o lick_n he_o hereafter_o as_o the_o bear_n do_v her_o whelp_n into_o a_o more_o perfect_v shape_n either_o else_o if_o he_o shall_v 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