Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	sir_n	thomas_n	william_n	8,078	5	9.7307	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38478	The English princess, or, The duchess-queen a relation of English and French adventures : a novel : in two parts.; Princesse d'Angleterre. English	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1678 (1678)	Wing E3115; ESTC R31434	74,999	258

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