Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	work_n	write_v	writer_n	60	3	7.9658	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21106	Orlando furioso in English heroical verse, by Sr Iohn Haringto[n] of Bathe Knight.; Orlando furioso. English	Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533.; Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Cockson, Thomas, engraver.; Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604, ill.	1607 (1607)	STC 747; ESTC S106841	721,901	456

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