Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	bathe_v	body_n	great_a	170	3	2.1439	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14448	Here begynneth the lyf of saint katherin of senis the blessid virgin; Vita di S. Catarina da Siena. English	Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.; Elizabeth, of Hungary, Saint, 1207-1231, attributed name.; Elizabeth, of Toess, Saint, 1297-1338, attributed name.	1500 (1500)	STC 24766.3; ESTC S109658	218,906	188

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