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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	4,905	5	9.7302	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26476	A candle in the dark shewing the divine cause of the distractions of the whole nation of England and of the Christian world ... / by Thomas Ady ...	Ady, Thomas.	1655 (1655)	Wing A673; ESTC R17625	123,739	172

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