Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	chance_n	find_v	great_a	46	3	2.1758	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80453	A Copy of a letter concerning the election of a Lord Protector. Written to a member of Parliament.		1654 (1654)	Wing C6113; Thomason E818_20; ESTC R207400	26,756	39

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