Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	john_n	thomas_n	william_n	13,938	5	9.8148	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48039	The old troop, or, Monsieur Raggou as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal / by John Lacy ...	Lacy, John, d. 1681.	1672 (1672)	Wing L144; ESTC R1185	42,112	73

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