Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	parliament_n	sovereign_a	3,527	5	9.3552	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07673	A counter-buff to Lysimachus Nicanor: calling himself a Jesuite. By Philopatris	Mure, William, Sir, 1594-1657.	1640 (1640)	STC 18062; ESTC S112841	8,111	18

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