Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	write_v	writing_n	year_n	30	3	5.2915	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59432	The libertine a tragedy ... / written by Tho. Shadwell.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.; Rosimond, sieur, 1645-1686. Nouveau festin de Pierre.	1676 (1676)	Wing S2857; ESTC R21917	56,714	102

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