Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	father_n	son_n	substance_n	1,728	5	9.0864	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31008	Preparatory-grace in conversion briefly stated and examined / by Thomas Barnes.	Barnes, Thomas.	1699 (1699)	Wing B873; ESTC R25265	8,796	26

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