Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	day_n	lord_n	week_n	6,148	5	10.2436	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74872	Letters that passed between Mr. Baxter and Mr. Tombes concerning the dispute.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Plain Scripture proof of infants church-membership and baptism.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E659_9	11,791	13

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