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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	land_n	north_n	south_n	1,641	5	9.2757	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28569	A discourse concerning the origine and properties of vvind with an historicall account of hurricanes and other tempestuous winds / by R. Bohun ...	Bohun, R. (Ralph), d. 1716.	1671 (1671)	Wing B3463; ESTC R18477	75,446	324

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