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
A80696	French intrigues; or, The history of their delusory promises since the Pyrenæan treaty Printed in French at Cologne, and now made English.; Histoire des promesses illusoires depuis la paix des Pirénées. English	Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.	1685 (1685)	Wing C6597bA; ESTC R202287	62,067	182

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