Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	5,395	5	11.3258	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60527	An essay to the advancement of musick by casting away the perplexity of different cliffs, and uniting all sorts of musick, lute, viol, violin, organ, harpsechord, voice, &c. in one universal character / by Thomas Salmon ...	Salmon, Thomas, 1648-1706.; Birchensha, John, fl. 1664-1672.	1672 (1672)	Wing S417; ESTC R4288	33,905	115

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