Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	pray_v	spirit_n	teach_v	7,711	5	6.9612	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47234	A pastoral letter from the Bishop of Bath and Wells to his clergy, concerning their behaviour during Lent	Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.	1688 (1688)	Wing K276; ESTC R16716	2,536	7

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