Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	answer_n	hear_v	pray_v	2,405	5	6.1041	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77580	Confidence dismounted; or the astronomers knavery anatomized. By William Brommerton a well-wisher to the commonweale.	Brommerton, William.	1652 (1652)	Wing B4891; Thomason E659_4; ESTC R206699	2,637	8

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