Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	great_a	think_v	time_n	3,343	5	3.3253	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40023	Fortune's bounty, or, An everlasting purse for the greatest cuckold in the kingdom		1700 (1700)	Wing F1620; ESTC T124879	7,045	28

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