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
A69226	A confutation of atheisme by Iohn Doue Doctor of Diuinitie. The contents are to be seene in the page following	Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618.	1605 (1605)	STC 7078; ESTC S110103	85,385	102

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