Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	woman_n	word_n	wrest_v	35	3	10.2050	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27303	The luckey chance, or, An alderman's bargain a comedy as is acted by their Majesty's servants / by Mrs. A. Behn.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1687 (1687)	Wing B1744; ESTC R23614	58,912	83

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