Selected quad for the lemma: diversity_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
diversity_n	great_a	part_n	see_v	252	4	3.5472	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28936	The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.; Works. 1699	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.; Boulton, Richard, b. 1676 or 7. General heads for the natural history of a country.	1699 (1699)	Wing B3921; ESTC R9129	784,954	1,756

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