Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	penny_n	shilling_n	worth_a	1,764	5	10.1766	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34709	Cottoni posthuma divers choice pieces of that renowned antiquary, Sir Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet, preserved from the injury of time, and exposed to publick light, for the benefit of posterity / by J.H., Esq.; Selections. 1672	Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1672 (1672)	Wing C6486; ESTC R2628	147,712	358

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