Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	finger_n	right_a	thumb_n	5,966	5	13.7675	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34636	The compleat angler being instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream.	Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1676 (1676)	Wing C6381; ESTC R22475	49,857	120

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