Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	aaron_n	altar_n	tabernacle_n	186	3	10.1173	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61672	Verus Christianus, or, Directions for private devotions and retirements dedicated to ... Gilbert Ld. Arch Bishop of Canterbury ... by David Stokes.	Stokes, David, 1591?-1669.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5724; ESTC R24159	135,214	312

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