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	year_n	21,498	5	5.0090	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94706	To the supreme authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England The humble address and congratulation of many thousands of watermen belonging to the River of Thames.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1660 (1660)	Wing T1744; Thomason 669.f.23[28]; ESTC R211532	3,027	1

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