Selected quad for the lemma: body_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
body_n	blood_n	call_v	cup_n	7,107	5	9.8579	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26885	Catholick vnity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one religion by Rich. Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing B1210; ESTC R14402	121,941	420

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