Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	age_n	old_a	year_n	2,402	5	5.2543	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62477	The Thracian wonder a comical history as it hath been several times acted with great applause / written by John VVebster and VVilliam Rowley.	Webster, John, 1580?-1625?; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?	1661 (1661)	Wing T1078A; ESTC R20950	38,225	60

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