Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	book_n	common_a	king_n	2,538	5	3.7736	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92233	Reasons for reviving and continuing the act for the regulation of printing		1693 (1693)	Wing R511; ESTC R229650	3,770	1

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