Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	offer_v	sacrifice_n	shed_v	6,837	5	9.8568	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45469	To the right honourable, the Lord Fairfax, and his councell of warre the humble addresse of Henry Hammond.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing H606; ESTC R200396	14,448	20

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