Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	ancient_a	answer_v	apostle_n	17	3	5.0717	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61826	A discourse concerning the church ... by the Right Reverend Father in God, Robert Sanderson ...	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1688 (1688)	Wing S597; ESTC R2316	6,874	34

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