Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	king_n	lord_n	19,969	5	4.2315	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59754	Mr. Sheridan's speech after his examination before the late House of Commons on Wednesday the 15th of December, 1680	Sheridan, Thomas, 1646-ca. 1688.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3227_VARIANT; ESTC R37543	8,436	4

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