Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	natural_a	positive_a	3,927	5	10.5552	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37299	A word without doors concerning the bill for sucession	J. D.	1679 (1679)	Wing D49; ESTC R204396	8,789	4

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