Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	die_v	lord_n	6,321	5	4.0478	3	false

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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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50._o part_v from_o this_o city_n and_o travel_v iij_o day_n journey_n you_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o city_n call_v gianorum_fw-la in_o the_o which_o there_o be_v a_o marvelous_a goodly_a palace_n of_o the_o great_a cane_n to_o lodge_v he_o and_o his_o court_n when_o he_o come_v to_o that_o city_n and_o in_o this_o city_n he_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v with_o good_a will_n for_o because_o that_o near_a unto_o it_o be_v a_o good_a country_n colour_n in_o the_o which_o be_v great_a plenty_n of_o wild_a goose_n and_o duck_n and_o of_o crane_n of_o five_o sort_n or_o manner_n the_o first_o be_v great_a and_o all_o black_a like_o crow_n the_o second_o all_o white_a save_v the_o head_n that_o be_v all_o red_a the_o third_o all_o black_a save_v the_o head_n be_v white_a and_o shine_a the_o four_o green_a with_o black_a head_n they_o be_v far_o big_a than_o we_o the_o five_o be_v little_a with_o all_o their_o feather_n red_a near_o unto_o this_o city_n be_v a_o great_a valley_n where_o the_o 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