Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	become_v	cover_v	great_a	44	3	2.1748	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50450	Aretina; or, The serious romance Written originally in English. Part first.	Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing M151; ESTC R217028	199,501	456

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