Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	army_n	place_n	time_n	1,582	5	3.0496	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29884	The case of allegiance to a king in possession	Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5183; ESTC R1675	63,404	76

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