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	void_a	3,949	5	9.2539	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41263	Fidelis Achates, or, An Historical account of the most remarkable actions in the late reigns and the present revolution in heroick verse.		1699 (1699)	Wing F847; ESTC R29825	50,814	178

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