Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	king_n	land_n	3,513	5	5.7342	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48187	A letter to a member of Parliament concerning the four regiments commonly called Mariners		1699 (1699)	Wing L1670; ESTC R11017	6,041	15

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