Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	cold_a	hot_a	moist_a	5,078	5	10.3751	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52346	An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China deliver'd by their excellencies, Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at his imperial city of Peking : wherein the cities, towns, villages, ports, rivers, &c. in their passages from Canton to Peking are ingeniously describ'd / by Mr. John Nieuhoff ... ; also an epistle of Father John Adams their antagonist, concerning the whole negotiation ; with an appendix of several remarks taken out of Father Athanasius Kircher ; English'd, and set forth with their several sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. ...; Gezantschap der Neerlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China. English	Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672.; Goyer, Pieter de.; Keizer, Jacob de.; Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. China monumentis. Selections. English.; Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.; Schall von Bell, Johann Adam, 1592?-1666.; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.	1673 (1673)	Wing N1153; ESTC R3880	438,428	416

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clear_a and_o the_o other_o muddy_a although_o any_o person_n take_v of_o the_o water_n and_o mingle_v they_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o immediate_o part_v and_o divide_v each_o receive_v present_o their_o former_a colour_n near_o to_o jungp_v be_v a_o spring_n who_o water_n be_v so_o hot_a that_o it_o will_v boil_v a_o egg._n near_o to_o the_o city_n hiqoy_n be_v a_o hill_n call_v caotung_v upon_o which_o be_v several_a warm_a bath_n and_o hot_a spring_n near_o to_o jungcheng_n be_v a_o hill_n call_v gailo_n upon_o which_o be_v a_o very_a deep_a well_o which_o serve_v the_o inhabitant_n by_o observation_n of_o its_o rise_n or_o fall_v for_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o fruitful_a or_o barren_a year_n there_o be_v several_a other_o spring_n and_o water_n in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o china_n which_o be_v very_o remarkable_a for_o their_o quality_n and_o have_v great_a esteem_n among_o they_o because_o they_o have_v have_v sufficient_a experience_n of_o their_o virtue_n wherewith_o we_o 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