Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	wine_n	wise_a	year_n	58	3	4.7733	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09829	The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English	Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596.	1579 (1579)	STC 20092; ESTC S105055	116,899	196

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speak_v the_o persian_a tongue_n and_o honour_n idol_n they_o have_v scant_o of_o victual_n from_o this_o island_n you_o can_v not_o see_v the_o north_n star_n little_a nor_o much_o beyond_o it_o stand_v the_o realm_n of_o ferlech_n the_o people_n be_v moor_n they_o do_v honour_n martin_n piniolo_n which_o be_v mahomet_n there_o dwell_v other_o in_o the_o mountain_n that_o have_v no_o kind_n of_o law_n they_o do_v live_v as_o beast_n honour_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o they_o do_v see_v in_o the_o morning_n as_o their_o god_n they_o do_v eat_v all_o kind_n of_o dead_a flesh_n and_o the_o fl●sh_n of_o man_n care_v not_o how_o nor_o yet_o after_o what_o sort_n it_o die_v of_o the_o realm_n name_v bassina_n and_o of_o the_o unicorn_n and_o other_o wild_a beast_n chap._n 111._o go_v from_o ferlech_n you_o come_v unto_o the_o realm_n of_o bassyna_n where_o the_o people_n be_v without_o law_n live_v as_o beast_n be_v subject_a at_o their_o will_n under_o the_o great_a cane_n although_o 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