Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	child_n	house_n	see_v	1,797	5	3.5856	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44300	Abingtons and Alisbvries present miseries both which townes being lately lamentably plundered by Prince Robert and his cavaliers : expressely related as it was certified to some of the honourable the high court of Parliament : and therefore published / by G. H.	G. H.	1642 (1642)	Wing H26; ESTC R11455	3,259	9

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