Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	ghost_n	holy_a	son_n	19,127	5	5.9468	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27534	A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties chappel at St. James, upon the Annunciation of our Blessed Lady, March 25, 1686 by Jo. Betham ...	Betham, John, d. 1709.	1686 (1686)	Wing B2060; ESTC R9943	12,149	38

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