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	earth_n	element_n	7,308	5	10.1853	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59140	A new systeme of geography, designed in a most plain and easy method for the better understanding of that science accommodated with new mapps of all the countreys, regions, empires, monarchis, kingdoms, principalities, dukedoms, marquesates, dominions, estates, republiques, Soveraignties, governments seignories, provinces, and countreys in the whole world with geographical tables, explaining the divisions in each mapp / John Seller ...	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1685 (1685)	Wing S2477; ESTC R3904	48,442	207

a_o new_a systeme_n of_o geography_n design_v in_o a_o most_o plain_a and_o easy_a method_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o that_o science_n accommodate_v with_o new_a map_n of_o all_o the_o country_n region_n empire_n monarchy_n kingdom_n principality_n dukedom_n marquesates_n dominion_n estate_n republic_n sovereignty_n government_n seignory_n province_n and_o country_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o geographical_a table_n explain_v the_o division_n in_o each_o map_n by_o john_n seller_n hydrographer_n to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n on_o the_o westside_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n a_o new_a systeme_n of_o geography_n reduce_v to_o a_o plain_a &_o easy_a method_n for_o the_o ready_a find_v out_o any_o empire_n kingdom_n principality_n or_o government_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n by_o john_n seller_n hydrographer_n to_o the_o king_n europe_n asia_n africa_n america_n a_o new_a systeme_n of_o geography_n the_o element_n and_o principle_n of_o geography_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o division_n of_o geography_n geography_n be_v a_o science_n show_v the_o division_n and_o distinction_n of_o the_o earthly_a globe_n as_o it_o be_v a_o spherical_a body_n compose_v of_o earth_n and_o water_n for_o that_o both_o these_o do_v together_o make_v one_o globe_n 2._o and_o hence_o the_o part_n of_o geography_n be_v two_o the_o one_o concern_v the_o earthy_a and_o the_o other_o the_o watery_a part_n 3._o the_o earthy_a part_n of_o the_o globe_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o continent_n and_o island_n 4._o a_o continent_n be_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o land_n not_o separate_v by_o any_o sea_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o whole_a continent_n of_o europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n 5._o a_o island_n be_v a_o part_n of_o land_n environ_v with_o some_o sea_n or_o other_o as_o the_o island_n of_o great-britain_n and_o ireland_n with_o the_o ocean_n the_o island_n of_o sicilia_n with_o the_o mediterranean_a 6._o both_o 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