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	war_n	2,000	5	5.7963	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51471	The most remarkable passages from most parts of Christendome, for about three months past gathered out of the best intelligence that comes to this kingdome, either by letters or otherwise, very usefull for our nation to take notice of. Wherein you have the actions of Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the Low-Countryes. In Upper Germany, the various fortunes of the Swedish and Imperiall armies. In Lower Germany (since the joyning of the Hessish and Weymarish) the continuall good successe of that party against Lamboy, the Bishop of Collen, and other their confederates. The undertakings and actions of the French and Spanish Kings in Catalonia, with the taking of Coluvre. Something of the Hollander both at home and abroad, in the West-Indies, as the taking S. Tomee.		1642 (1642)	Wing M2915; ESTC R212711	30,274	75

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grevenbroch_o caster_n berchem_n hambach_n and_o other_o place_n and_o now_o they_o be_v go_v against_o duyren_n sulch_n eyskirchen_n munster_n eyffel_n sintzig_n romegen_n and_o other_o place_n yesterday_o they_o pillage_v the_o city_n of_o sulch_n they_o find_v not_o where_o any_o opposition_n in_o duyren_n they_o have_v find_v above_o 100000._o sack_n with_o corn_n every_o where_o they_o have_v find_v all_o the_o nobleman_n house_n full_a of_o provision_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v express_v what_o booty_n they_o get_v from_o the_o castle_n of_o bebber_n they_o have_v carry_v away_o two_o wagon_n load_v with_o plate_n they_o carry_v all_o the_o booty_n to_o wesel_n and_o into_o the_o country_n of_o cleve_n colonel_n rosa_n have_v his_o quarter_n at_o duyren_n and_o thereabouts_o tupadell_n at_o sulch_n and_o munster_n eyffel_n conte_n the_o guebrian_n at_o neus_a where_o the_o head-quarter_n be_v they_o make_v all_o place_n as_o strong_a as_o they_o can_v at_o this_o instant_n we_o 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