Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	file_n	left_a	rear_n	4,870	5	13.2723	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70988	Artamenes, or, The Grand Cyrus an excellent new romance / written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery ... ; and now Englished by F.G., Gent.; Artamène. English	Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; F. G., Gent.	1653 (1653)	Wing S2144; Wing S2162; ESTC R2914	3,507,532	2,018

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