Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	like_a	young_a	youth_n	19	3	7.7958	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02166	The repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Artes. Wherein by himselfe is laid open his loose life, with the manner of his death	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 12306; ESTC S119749	13,805	32

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