Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	fresh_a	salt_n	sea_n	5,044	5	7.2576	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57454	An account of Sueden together with an extract of the history of that kingdom.	Robinson, John, 1650-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing R1690; ESTC R12230	47,457	212

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