Selected quad for the lemma: day_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	light_n	night_n	rule_v	7,457	5	10.0229	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51830	Two sermons both preached at Northampton, one at the assizes March 1693, the other at a visitation October the 10th, 1694 by John Mansell ...	Mansell, John, 1644 or 5-1730.	1695 (1695)	Wing M513; ESTC R32049	23,984	62

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