Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	earth_n	great_a	place_n	4,941	5	4.6672	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03739	May it please the King's most excellent Majesty	Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.	1687 (1687)	Wing H451A; ESTC R177810	7,193	14

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