Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	horse_n	red_a	white_a	1,820	5	11.1643	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66582	An account of the province of Carolina in America together with an abstract of the patent, and several other necessary and useful particulars, to such as have thoughts of transporting themselves thither : published for their information.	Wilson, Samuel, fl. 1682.	1682 (1682)	Wing W2932; ESTC R14591	11,836	28

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