Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	abraham_n	bear_v	seed_n	3,389	5	8.0483	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65276	Autarkeia, or, The art of divine contentment by Thomas Watson.	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1654 (1654)	Wing W1102; ESTC R23954	98,303	304

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