Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	division_n	left_a	rank_n	5,364	5	11.5591	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61191	Anglia rediviva Englands recovery being the history of the motions, actions, and successes of the army under the immediate conduct of His Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax, Kt., Captain-General of all the Parliaments forces in England / compiled for the publique good by Ioshua Sprigge ...	Sprigg, Joshua, 1618-1684.; Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669.	1647 (1647)	Wing S5070; ESTC R18123	234,796	358

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