Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	left_a	right_a	thumb_n	10,232	5	13.9755	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85292	An advertisement to the jury-men of England, touching witches. Together with a difference between an English and Hebrew vvitch.	Filmer, Robert, Sir, d. 1653.	1653 (1653)	Wing F909; Thomason E690_6; ESTC R202078	20,216	32

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