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	king_n	power_n	3,247	5	5.0875	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30054	Some seasonable considerations for the good people of Connecticut	Bulkeley, Gershom, 1636-1713.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5401A; ESTC R224014	26,221	63

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