Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	best_a	country_n	staple_n	42	3	16.4903	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63101	A treatise of Nevv England published in anno Dom. 1637. And now reprinted.		1645 (1645)	Wing T2092A; ESTC R220167	12,916	18

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