Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	brain_n	motion_n	nerve_n	2,721	5	11.0566	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26804	Sermons preach'd on several occasions by William Bates.	Bates, William, 1625-1699.	1693 (1693)	Wing B1122; ESTC R27748	111,901	397

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