Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abate_v	oliver_n	protector_n	17	3	10.1833	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48418	The Life of Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland		1677 (1677)	Wing L2035; ESTC R6337	32,218	120

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