Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	morning_n	night_n	tuesday_n	3,079	5	14.4484	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22192	The key of knovvledge Contayning sundry godly prayers and meditations, very necessary to occupy the mindes of well disposed persons.	Achelley, Thomas.	1572 (1572)	STC 85A; ESTC S115874	47,179	372

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