Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	france_n	king_n	normandy_n	1,455	5	11.2407	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08698	The varietie of memorable and worthy matters. By Walter Owsolde	Owsolde, Walter.	1605 (1605)	STC 19001; ESTC S113804	16,833	30

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