Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	drink_v	dry_v	wine_n	5,244	5	9.1871	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37219	A memorial for the learned, or, Miscellany of choice collections from most eminent authors in history, philosophy, physick, and heraldry / by J.D., Gent.	J. D., Gent.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1686 (1686)	Wing D38; ESTC R18713	93,900	252

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