Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	friday_n	morning_n	night_n	3,449	5	9.6444	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27369	A letter from a gentleman in Manchester to his friend concerning a notorious blasphemer who died in despair &c.	Gentleman in Manchester.	1694 (1694)	Wing B184; ESTC R28329	2,928	6

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