Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	call_v	lord_n	name_n	6,206	5	5.3292	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04840	Two sermons. vpon the Act Sunday, being the 10th of Iuly. 1625 Deliuered at St Maries in Oxford.	King, Henry, 1592-1669.; King, John, 1559?-1621. aut	1625 (1625)	STC 14972; ESTC S108030	43,354	86

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o morning_n till_o dinner_n time_n as_o the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o reg._n and_o theodoret_n and_o st._n ambrose_n follow_v that_o opinion_n 37._o or_o till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o continual_a evening_n sacrifice_n so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n explain_v it_o and_o st._n hierome_n and_o other_o modern_a interpreter_n or_o till_o the_o time_n that_o david_n sacrifice_v upon_o araunahs_n thresh_a flower_n or_o till_o the_o whole_a three_o day_n in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v expire_v i_o may_v not_o stand_v to_o discuss_v but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o david_n be_v in_o hope_n by_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v of_o his_o choice_n multae_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la domini_fw-la that_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o great_a mercy_n may_v contract_v and_o shorten_v even_o that_o short_a time_n of_o three_o day_n but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o recount_v those_o consolation_n and_o advantage_n which_o david_n forecast_v by_o fall_v 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