Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	advantage_n	condition_n	great_a	98	3	2.1745	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69701	A sermon preached before the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and citizens of London at Bow-Church on the 29th of May 1682.	Calamy, Benjamin, 1642-1686.	1682 (1682)	Wing C216; ESTC R5415	18,725	40

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