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	call_v	flesh_n	2,385	5	6.5663	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14341	An abridgement of the notable woorke of Polidore Vergile conteignyng the deuisers and firste finders out as well of artes, ministeries, feactes & ciuill ordinaunces, as of rites, and ceremonies, commo[n]ly vsed in the churche: and the originall beginnyng of the same. Co[m]pendiously gathered by Thomas Langley; De rerum inventoribus. English. Abridgments	Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555.; Langley, Thomas, d. 1581. aut	1546 (1546)	STC 24656; ESTC S107600	129,908	356

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pyller_n one_o of_o brick_n &_o another_o of_o stone_n the_o science_n of_o astronomy_n whereof_o that_o of_o stone_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josephus_n remain_v in_o firia_n philo_n ascribe_v the_o invention_n of_o they_o to_o abraham_n which_o be_v elder_a than_o moses_n albeit_o i_o have_v rather_o assign_v to_o sethes_n child_n the_o begin_n of_o writing_n as_o for_o the_o hebrew_n letter_n which_o be_v now_o after_o the_o mind_n of_o we_o jerome_n be_v but_o new_o invent_v &_o devise_v by_o esdras_n for_o afore_o that_o time_n the_o hebrews_n &_o samarite_n use_v all_o one_o carecter_n and_o print_n of_o their_o letter_n letter_n the_o old_a greek_a letter_n the_o same_o y_fw-fr t_o the_o roman_n use_v now_o as_o pliny_n coniecture_v by_o a_o certain_a brazen_a table_n that_o come_v from_o delphos_n which_o be_v dedicate_v &_o hang_v up_o in_o a_o librarye_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o