Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	holy_a	lord_n	name_n	4,643	5	5.2339	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45868	A sermon preached at the assizes held in Warwick, August the first, 1681 by John Inett ...	Inett, John, 1647-1717.	1681 (1681)	Wing I159; ESTC R9088	12,154	33

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