Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	opinion_n	young_a	youth_n	17	3	7.5689	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33412	Conversations written in French by Monsieur Clerombault ; and put into English by a person of honour.; Conversations. English	Palluau, Philippe de Clérembault, comte de, 1606-1665.; Méré, Antoine Gombault, chevalier de, 1610-1684.; Person of honour.	1672 (1672)	Wing C4642; ESTC R914	61,828	158

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