Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	body_n	bread_n	wine_n	10,358	5	8.3741	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42631	A description of the present state of Samos, Nicaria, Patmos, and Mount Athos by Joseph Georgirenes ... ; translated by one that knew the author in Constantinople.; Perigraphē tēs parousēs katastaseōs tēs Samou, Ikarias, Patmou, kai Athōnos. English	Geōrgarinēs, Iōsēph, 17th cent.; Denton, Henry, 1633?-1681.	1678 (1678)	Wing G536; ESTC R7929	42,183	134

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little_a bo_n the_o one_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tun_n hagion_n phoca_n from_o a_o church_n here_o dedicate_v to_o st._n phocas_n the_o other_o be_v call_v keramy_n so_o extreme_o bad_a that_o they_o that_o come_v a_o shore_n here_o be_v force_v to_o draw_v up_o their_o boat_n after_o they_o a_o mile_n of_o keramy_n be_v a_o little_a island_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d karavostasi_n or_o the_o road_n for_o small_a vessel_n call_v karavia_n this_o afford_v a_o good_a retreat_n for_o vessel_n in_o tempestuous_a wether_n and_o when_o it_o be_v fair_a they_o lade_v and_o unlade_v their_o vessel_n with_o all_o possible_a speed_n at_o the_o shore_n of_o icarus_n and_o so_o retire_v for_o fear_v of_o a_o storm_n all_o the_o cari_fw-la island_n be_v very_o mountainous_a and_o full_a of_o rock_n which_o cause_v but_o few_o village_n and_o those_o very_a small_a none_o of_o they_o exceed_v a_o 100_o house_n the_o promontory_n towards_o 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