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	order_n	rank_n	7,522	5	11.9120	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55202	The third volume of Plutarch's lives. Translated from the Greek, by several hands; Lives. English. Vol. III.	Plutarch.; Burghers, M., engraver.	1693 (1693)	Wing P2638BA; ESTC R219473	279,037	652

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