Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	write_v	wrought_v	year_n	70	3	4.3376	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39307	Rogero-Mastix A rod for William Rogers, in return for his riming scourge, &c. By Thomas Ellwood.	Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1685 (1685)	Wing E625; ESTC R215518	17,848	31

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