Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	apostle_n	call_v	great_a	2,212	5	2.8511	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42551	The love-sick spouse, or, The substance of four sermons preached on Canticles 2.5. by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.	1665 (1665)	Wing G436; ESTC R42046	36,957	51

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