Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	author_n	fit_v	great_a	14	3	2.0729	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89818	The history of magick by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the Creation, to the present age. / Written in French, by G. Naudæus late library-keeper to Cardinal Mazarin. Englished by J. Davies.; Apologie pour tous les grands personnages qui ont esté faussement soupçonnez de magie. English	Naudé, Gabriel, 1600-1653.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1657 (1657)	Wing N246; Thomason E1609_1; ESTC R202977	182,379	328

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