Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	hold_v	king_n	parliament_n	6,931	5	6.7094	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29778	Heraclitus ridens redivivus, or, A dialogue between Harry and Roger concerning the times	Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5060; ESTC R12614	11,146	8

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