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	see_v	5,205	5	3.3961	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17935	[The siege of Rhodes]	Caoursin, Guillaume, d. 1501.; Kay, John, poet.	1482 (1482)	STC 4594; ESTC S108429	25,230	50

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