Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	ghost_n	holy_a	scripture_n	5,819	5	6.0509	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70499	The art of speaking written in French by Messieurs du Port Royal in pursuance of a former treatise intituled, The art of thinking ; rendred into English.; Art de parler. English	Lamy, Bernard, 1640-1715.; Arnauld, Antoine, 1612-1694.; Brulart, Fabio, 1655-1714.; Lamy, François, 1636-1711.; Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695.	1676 (1676)	Wing L307A; ESTC R1142	142,874	456

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