Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	ireland_n	kingdom_n	3,111	5	6.2619	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35871	A dialogue between Dick and Tom, concerning the present posture of affairs in England		1689 (1689)	Wing D1306; ESTC R19218	12,672	19

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