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	child_n	husband_n	1,826	5	7.6404	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30630	An essay upon reason, and the nature of spirits by Richard Burthogge ...	Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.	1694 (1694)	Wing B6150; ESTC R1885	119,896	286

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