Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	son_n	william_n	9,700	5	7.8840	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B18917	The character of Spain or, an epitome of their virtues and vices.		1660 (1660)	Wing C2024; Thomason E.2109[2]	25,100	108

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