Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	decoction_n	drink_v	root_n	7,125	5	9.8482	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69834	Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...; Technē iatrikē. English	Galen.; Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing C7517; Wing G159; ESTC R22670	55,815	130

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find_v a_o safe_a way_n to_o the_o wood_n chap._n 93._o of_o disease_n according_a to_o formation_n we_o come_v now_o to_o formation_n the_o disease_n of_o which_o although_o they_o be_v divide_v into_o many_o difference_n we_o will_v begin_v with_o that_o which_o be_v most_o evident_a which_o be_v change_n of_o figure_n or_o fashion_n this_o we_o tell_v you_o may_v be_v amend_v so_o long_o as_o the_o party_n be_v grow_v and_o the_o soon_o the_o better_a for_o when_o once_o they_o be_v grow_v up_o it_o be_v past_a cure_n the_o intention_n of_o this_o cure_n be_v the_o turn_v the_o member_n the_o contrary_a way_n if_o it_o come_v by_o reason_n the_o member_n be_v former_o break_v and_o not_o right_o set_v if_o it_o be_v new_o do_v your_o way_n be_v to_o break_v it_o again_o and_o set_v it_o better_o but_o if_o long_a time_n be_v elapse_v it_o be_v past_a cure_n chap._n 94._o of_o obstruction_n obstruction_n be_v cause_v of_o humour_n either_o thick_a or_o thin_a the_o healthful_a 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