Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	leave_v	left_a	zone_n	28	3	12.8860	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19211	The historie of the vniting of the kingdom of Portugall to the crowne of Castill containing the last warres of the Portugals against the Moores of Africke, the end of the house of Portugall, and change of that gouernment. The description of Portugall, their principall townes, castles, places ... Of the East Indies, the isles of Terceres, and other dependences ...; Dell'unione del regno di Portogallo alla corona di Castiglia. English	Conestaggio, Gerolamo Franchi di.; Silva, Juan de, conde de Portalegre, 1528-1601, attributed name.	1600 (1600)	STC 5624; ESTC S108618	292,010	348

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