Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	french_a	great_a	king_n	16,597	5	4.3459	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85611	Great news from the King in Flanders giving a full and true account of the present state of the confederate and French armies / in a letter to a friend.		1691 (1691)	Wing G1735B; ESTC R43865	1,566	2

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