Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	parliament_n	pass_v	session_n	2,510	5	10.2151	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61188	A true account and declaration of the horrid conspiracy against the late King, his present Majesty, and the government as it was order'd to be published by His late Majesty.	Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.; Oliver, John, 1616-1701, engraver.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)	1685 (1685)	Wing S5068AA; ESTC R221757	86,115	235

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