Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	work_n	world_n	write_v	66	3	4.8551	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09829	The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English	Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596.	1579 (1579)	STC 20092; ESTC S105055	116,899	196

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and_o many_o garden_n and_o at_o the_o end_n you_o come_v unto_o the_o city_n name_v thampinguy_a which_o be_v fair_a and_o great_a have_v abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v under_o the_o signiory_n of_o the_o great_a cane_n the_o people_n be_v idolater_n and_o pass_v other_o 3._o day_n journey_n you_o come_v unto_o a_o other_o city_n name_v vguy_a &_o go_v two_o day_n journey_n beyond_o towards_o salano_n or_o east_n and_o by_o south_n there_o be_v so_o many_o city_n &_o town_n that_o he_o that_o travel_v think_v that_o he_o never_o go_v out_o of_o town_n &_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o all_o provision_n there_o be_v cane_n great_a and_o thick_a of_o four_o