Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	form_n	pray_v	set_a	5,316	5	11.1216	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25700	An Apology for the organs and prayers used in the Church of England in answer to some fanatical reflections upon bells and crutches in a letter from a gentleman in the city to his friend.		1692 (1692)	Wing A3551; ESTC R24710	2,895	2

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