Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	believe_v	faith_n	justify_v	12,898	5	8.9851	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42588	A plain discourse of the mercy of having good parents With the duties of children that have such parents. Written by M.G.	Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.	1668 (1668)	Wing G47A; ESTC R223616	17,246	99

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