Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	city_n	great_a	village_n	1,731	5	9.2720	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44391	The petty-schoole Shewing a way to teach little children to read English with delight and profit, (especially) according to the new primar. By C. H.	Hoole, Charles, 1610-1667.	1659 (1659)	Wing H2688A; ESTC R216415	16,456	44

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