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	time_n	12,757	5	4.4216	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44315	An attempt to prove the motion of the earth from observations made by Robert Hooke ...	Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703.	1674 (1674)	Wing H2613; ESTC R11231	26,098	47

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