Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	key_n	open_v	shut_v	4,285	5	9.4567	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12351	Gods arrovve against atheists. By Henrie Smith	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1593 (1593)	STC 22666; ESTC S119953	81,568	135

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