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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	feed_v	flock_n	shepherd_n	3,009	5	10.4867	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69200	Godly priuate prayers for housholders to meditate vpon, and to say in their families; Godlye private praiers for housholders in their families	Dering, Edward, 1540?-1576.	1578 (1578)	STC 6685.5; ESTC S105306	32,382	67

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