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	wine_n	word_n	21,115	5	4.7471	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29662	The durable legacy by H.B. ...	Brooke, Humphrey, 1617-1693.	1681 (1681)	Wing B4904; ESTC R7036	134,765	256

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