Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	degree_n	excellent_a	great_a	41	3	2.1328	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85756	The grounds of soveraignty and greatness·		1675 (1675)	Wing G2141A; ESTC R228404	14,133	28

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