Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	call_v	lord_n	soul_n	6,288	5	5.4233	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18993	The first book of Amadis of Gaule; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 1. English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1590 (1590)	STC 541; ESTC S112788	287,960	416

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