Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	appear_v	expose_v	great_a	77	3	2.1335	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76755	An account of the late revolutions in New-England in a letter.	A. B.; Byfield, Nathanael, 1653-1733, attributed name.	1689 (1689)	Wing B2A; ESTC W24943	6,568	12

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