Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	christian_n	church_n	true_a	2,508	5	5.5761	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29978	A letter to Sir Thomas Osborn, one of His Majesties Privy Council upon the reading of a book called The present interest of England stated.	Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.	1672 (1672)	Wing B5312; ESTC R35419	7,607	16

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