Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	bear_v	call_v	name_n	1,467	5	5.1027	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42225	Guzman, Hinde, and Hannam outstript being a discovery of the whole art, mistery and antiquity of theeves and theeving, with their statutes, laws, customs and practises, together with many new and unheard of cheats and trepannings.; Desordenada codicia de los bienes agenos. English	García, Carlos, doctor.; W. M. (William Melvin)	1657 (1657)	Wing G211; ESTC R23341	63,892	284

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