Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	believe_v	body_n	sacrament_n	7,713	5	7.6363	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43778	A dialogue between Timotheus & Judas, concerning a pamphlet called, The growth of deism in England	Hill, Henry, 1643?-1707.	1646 (1646)	Wing H1986; ESTC R24374	34,068	66

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