Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	according_a	true_a	word_n	3,179	5	4.2307	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40674	The holy state by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing F2443; ESTC R21710	278,849	457

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