Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	great_a	land_n	river_n	4,425	5	7.3851	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57024	A reply to the case of Wapping White-Chappel		1694 (1694)	Wing R1070; ESTC R219816	1,950	1

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all_o way_n pay_v towards_o it_o and_o have_v of_o late_a year_n pay_v 12_o l._n or_o 13_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o their_o proportion_n and_o they_o do_v allege_v that_o they_o have_v be_v at_o 700_o l._n charge_v in_o pave_v of_o their_o highway_n the_o upper_a hamlet_n have_v expend_v much_o more_o their_o pave_v street_n be_v far_o wide_a and_o more_o wear_v it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a inlet_n to_o london_n and_o have_v now_o 20_o rood_n long_o and_o half_a the_o breadth_n of_o the_o street_n against_o the_o church_n and_o churchyard_n which_o be_v former_o pave_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o 32_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o which_o run_v to_o ruein_o and_o have_v of_o late_a year_n be_v graveled_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o highway_n to_o save_v the_o charge_n of_o pave_v and_o now_o there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o session_n to_o pave_v it_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v do_v as_o to_o the_o gravel_a highway_n they_o all_o lie_n in_o the_o 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