Selected quad for the lemma: rest_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	day_n	rest_v	week_n	2,351	5	9.8954	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26306	The art of knowing one-self, or, An enquiry into the sources of morality written originally in French, by the Reverend Dr. Abbadie.; Art de se connoître soi-même. English	Abbadie, Jacques, 1654-1727.; T. W.	1695 (1695)	Wing A45; ESTC R6233	126,487	286

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