Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	command_v	light_n	shine_v	3,772	5	9.8711	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25330	The Anatomy of Simon Magus, or, The Sin of simony laid open		1700 (1700)	Wing A3059; ESTC R31894	60,038	220

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