Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	lend_v	poor_a	usury_n	2,214	5	12.0293	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47041	Mr. David Jones's vindication against the Athenian Mercury concerning usury	Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.	1692 (1692)	Wing J943C; ESTC R217057	6,230	10

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