Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	arm_n	belly_n	knee_n	3,815	5	13.1669	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22645	A letter to Mr. Miles Prance, in relation to the murther of Sir Edmond-bury Godfrey,	Everett, George, Shipwright.; Prance, Miles, fl. 1678-1689.; Farwell, John.	1682 (1682)	Wing E3546A; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.1[124]; ESTC R20583	3,282	2

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