Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	time_n	20,343	5	3.6265	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54566	A Petition to the petitioners		1680 (1680)	Wing P1860; ESTC R40081	3,121	6

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