Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	great_a	king_n	receive_v	4,331	5	5.2213	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29093	Murther will out	Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.	1692 (1692)	Wing B4102; ESTC R25286	18,335	8

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