Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	comprehend_v	light_n	shine_v	2,130	5	9.2464	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43686	A discourse of the excellency of the heavenly substance which is useful for the present, and so may be for future times.	Hickes, John, 1633-1685.	1673 (1673)	Wing H1879; ESTC R40162	98,991	257

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