Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	answer_v	dreadful_a	great_a	39	3	2.1041	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46314	A Journal of the war with Holland, since His Most Christian Majesty's departure from Paris, until his return with a continuation of what happen'd after the Kings return into France / translated out of French.		1673 (1673)	Wing J1109; ESTC R1988	75,113	194

29._o the_o king_n leave_v amerongen_n go_v and_o encamp_v at_o zeist_n and_o stotwegen_n where_o grotius_n have_v audience_n and_o make_v his_o proposal_n for_o a_o peace_n but_o without_o success_n for_o the_o king_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o they_o so_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o king_n pleasure_n he_o prepare_v for_o his_o departure_n the_o next_o day_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr turenne_n open_v his_o trench_n before_o nimegen_n where_o the_o besiege_v behave_v themselves_o like_o man_n that_o intend_v to_o defend_v themselves_o resolut_o but_o without_o make_v any_o sally_n the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr ranes_n draw_v out_o 70_o dragoon_n of_o the_o regiment_n royal_a to_o strengthen_v the_o garrison_n at_o montfort_n and_o isselsteing_n and_o march_v with_o they_o himself_o to_o visit_v those_o place_n and_o give_v such_o order_n as_o he_o shall_v find_v necessary_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o they_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mark_n be_v leave_v sick_a at_o vtrecht_n the_o 30._o nothing_o extraordinary_a be_v do_v at_o the_o king_n camp_n which_o lie_v at_o zeist_n and_o stotewegen_n m._n de_fw-fr turenne_n proceed_v on_o in_o his_o approach_n before_o nimegen_n where_o the_o besiege_v still_o defend_v themselves_o very_o vigorous_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr rochefort_n go_v out_o betimes_o to_o view_v and_o take_v notice_n what_o force_n lay_v upon_o the_o river_n that_o go_v from_o vtrecht_n to_o amsterdam_n after_o dinner_n grotius_n return_v to_o vtrecht_n and_o thence_o to_o amsterdam_n to_o acquaint_v the_o state_n with_o the_o king_n pleasure_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v now_o diverse_o talk_v of_o the_o first_o of_o july_n his_o majesty_n lie_v still_o and_o rest_v where_o he_o do_v before_o and_o so_o continue_v until_o the_o 10_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr louvois_n and_o of_o povange_fw-mi come_v to_o vtrecht_n after_o dinner_n the_o king_n in_o person_n review_v his_o whole_a army_n very_o strict_o and_o 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