Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	ounce_n	penny_n	shilling_n	2,313	5	11.3242	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06731	Englands looking in and out Presented to the High Court of Parliament now assembled. By the author R.M. Knight.	Maddison, Ralph, Sir.	1640 (1640)	STC 17178; ESTC R212274	17,975	35

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