Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	brother_n	daughter_n	sister_n	5,598	5	10.9500	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36610	The conquest of Granada by the Spaniards in two parts : acted at the Theatre Royall / written by John Dryden ...; Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1672 (1672)	Wing D2256; ESTC R1594	110,703	208

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