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	lord_n	york_n	3,706	5	9.8253	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29093	Murther will out	Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.	1692 (1692)	Wing B4102; ESTC R25286	18,335	8

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