Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	dare_v	good_a	great_a	295	4	2.0926	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27301	Love-letters between a noble-man and his sister	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1684 (1684)	Wing B1740; ESTC R12977	368,501	1,302

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