Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	mix_v	ounce_n	scruple_n	4,450	5	10.1533	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45664	An exact enquiry into, and cure of the acute diseases of infants by Walter Harris ; Englished by W.C. M.S., with a preface in vindication of the work.; De morbis acutis infantum. English	Harris, Walter, 1647-1732.; Cockburn, W. (William), 1669-1739.	1693 (1693)	Wing H883; ESTC R21209	53,865	168

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