Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	body_n	member_n	mystical_a	10,421	5	11.0632	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61449	Thoughts about promoting the interest of Christ's universal church	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5444A; ESTC R222028	4,383	5

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