Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	word_n	worship_n	worthy_a	16	3	6.0351	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55820	A letter to the Deists	Prideaux, Humphrey, 1648-1724.	1696 (1696)	Wing P3414; ESTC R218987	37,481	157

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