Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	depth_n	fresh_a	great_a	165	3	2.1446	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47975	The history of learning, or, An abstract of several books lately published, as well abroad, as at home by one of the two authors of the Universal and historical bibliotheque.	Lacroze, Jean Cornand de, d. ca. 1705.	1691 (1691)	Wing L137; ESTC P2191	57,220	74

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