Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	day_n	keep_v	turk_n	1,364	5	9.8971	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63417	A True and particular relation of the victory obtained by the Christian armies against the Turks at Barkan, the ninth of October, 1683		1683 (1683)	Wing T2517; ESTC R33854	1,887	2

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