Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	keep_v	let_v	silence_n	1,652	5	9.6134	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58114	King Edgar and Alfreda a tragi-comedy : acted at the Theatre-Royal / written by Edward Ravenscroft ...	Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707.	1677 (1677)	Wing R331; ESTC R14144	45,131	86

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