Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	book_n	king_n	write_v	2,703	5	6.2251	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49857	The life and reign of Innocent XI, late Pope of Rome	T. L.	1690 (1690)	Wing L77; ESTC R2250	80,855	112

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