Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	church_n	holy_a	pray_v	4,625	5	6.0981	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48966	A speech delivered to His Majesty in the name of the French Church at the Savoy containing their humble thanks for His Majesty declaration in favor of those of the French nation, residing within his dominions / by A Lombard ...; Declaration against the French	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II).; Lombard, A.	1665 (1665)	Wing L2843; ESTC R21799	2,511	8

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