Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	appear_v	attempt_n	great_a	49	3	2.1077	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60882	A letter ballancing the necessity of keeping a land-force in times of peace, with the dangers that may follow on it	Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.	1697 (1697)	Wing S4642; ESTC R11547	8,003	19

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