Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	daughter_n	henry_n	king_n	17,788	5	4.5034	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64421	The Character of His Royal Highness, William Henry, Prince of Orange	Terry, Edward, 1590-1660.	1689 (1689)	Wing C2017A; Wing T779; ESTC R9704	6,014	8

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