Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	double_v	file_n	front_n	5,361	5	12.9654	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19676	Militarie instructions for the cavallrie: or Rules and directions for the service of horse collected out of divers forrain authors ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied, according to the present practise of the Low-Countrey warres.	Cruso, John, d. 1681.; Dalen, Cornelius van, engraver.	1632 (1632)	STC 6099; ESTC S121933	103,340	148

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