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	writ_n	3,273	5	9.6734	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66131	The Prince of Orange his declaration shewing the reasons why he invades England : with a short preface, and some modest remarks on it.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing W2331; ESTC R3225	30,452	32

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