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	pray_v	read_v	2,475	5	6.3779	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80234	The comical dream, or, The tempest: a mock poem. Representing the humours of some sea-sick passengers their feav'rish valour, and their aguish fears: with the true description of a false sea-fight:.		1674 (1674)	Wing C5538E; ESTC R174179	4,949	13

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