Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	bread_n	substance_n	wine_n	21,605	5	8.3321	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27370	A letter written by a minister for the satisfaction of a person doubting in religion shewn to be unsatisfactory.	P. I., Minister.; T. B.; J. W.	1686 (1686)	Wing B185; ESTC R10043	13,702	41

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