Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	king_n	time_n	9,801	5	3.7758	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57554	The common-wealths-man unmasqu'd, or, A just rebuke to the author of The account of Denmark in two parts.	T. R. (Thomas Rogers), 1660-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing R1829; ESTC R6269	50,187	181

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