Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	ancient_a	antiquity_n	great_a	36	3	2.1273	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62136	Great Britain's glory: being the history of King Arthur with the adventures of the Knights of the Round Table.	J. S.	1697 (1697)	Wing S64; ESTC R219789	16,822	25

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