Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	day_n	old_a	young_a	1,645	5	6.3159	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00249	A consolatory letter to all the afflicted Catholikes in England	H. B., fl. 1588.	1588 (1588)	STC 1032; ESTC S116626	41,844	112

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