Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	lord_n	right_a	strength_n	4,762	5	7.9088	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57060	A sermon preach'd at the anniversay-meeting of the Charter-house scholars at the chappel in the Charter-house, on Monday, December 13th, 1680 / by Nathanael Resbury ...	Resbury, Nathanael, 1643-1711.	1681 (1681)	Wing R1130; ESTC R36775	12,596	31

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