Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	call_v	great_a	inhabit_v	1,448	5	9.6227	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69607	The Present condition of the Muscovite empire till the year 1699 in two letters : the first from a gentleman who was conversant with the Muscovite ambassadour in Holland, the second from a person of quality at Vienna, concerning the late Muscovite embassy, his present czarish majesty, the Russian empire and Great-Tartary : with the life of the present emperour of China, by Father J. Bouvet, missionary / by the author of The antient and present state of Muscovy.	Crull, J. (Jodocus), d. 1713?; Bouvet, Joachim, 1656-1730.	1699 (1699)	Wing B3862; ESTC R19507	51,096	122

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then_o they_o travel_v for_o near_o three_o week_n through_o desert_n forest_n and_o boggy-ground_n till_o they_o come_v to_o arguna_n a_o small_a city_n upon_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o last_o place_n under_o the_o muscovite_n jurisdiction_n in_o the_o province_n of_o dauria_n here_o they_o meet_v in_o their_o way_n with_o the_o river_n derby_n gann_n kailar_n and_o saduma_n all_o which_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o the_o arguna_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o source_n of_o the_o river_n jal_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o he_o first_o out-gard_n of_o the_o chinese_n be_v a_o very_a fertile_a and_o well_o people_v country_n inhabit_v by_o the_o targutshini_n who_o be_v pagan_n subject_a to_o china_n through_o these_o they_o pass_v to_o a_o village_n call_v suttigarski_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o city_n of_o naun_n three_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o former_a from_o hence_o they_o proceed_v in_o their_o journey_n for_o several_a day_n through_o another_o desert_n destitute_a of_o any_o spring_n or_o other_o water_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o river_n casumur_fw-la which_o discharge_v itself_o in_o the_o river_n naun_n they_o pass_v afterward_o by_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o great_a many_o city_n and_o at_o three_o day_n journey_n from_o the_o famous_a chinese_n wall_n through_o a_o road_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n which_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o city_n of_o karakaton_n after_o they_o have_v pass_v the_o chinese_n wall_n the_o first_o place_n they_o meet_v with_o be_v the_o city_n of_o galgan_n not_o above_o a_o mile_n within_o the_o wall_n from_o thence_o they_o go_v to_o xantume_v xunguxu_fw-la xangote_n and_o tunxo_n to_o peking_n the_o residence_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o china_n `_o be_v sensible_a that_o i_o have_v sufficient_o tire_v your_o patience_n i_o will_v add_v no_o more_o but_o in_o expectation_n of_o your_o next_o rest_z sir_n vienna_n feb._n 24._o 1699._o you_o &c_n &c_n

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