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	king_n	people_n	2,306	5	4.2211	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41226	Factum of the French, and other Protestants in the Savoy.		1681 (1681)	Wing F80B; ESTC R213681	3,384	6

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