Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	bring_v	great_a	house_n	1,501	5	4.9964	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59329	The notorious imposter, or, The history of the life of William Morrell alias Bower, &c.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1692 (1692)	Wing S2703; ESTC R15260	23,132	36

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