Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	false_a	find_v	great_a	102	3	2.1184	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36086	A Discourse concerning prophane swearing and cursing ...		1697 (1697)	Wing D1582; ESTC R12263	27,509	42

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