Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	witness_v	work_n	year_n	23	3	3.9211	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60070	A Short discourse upon the designs, practices, & counsels of France in a letter to a friend.		1677 (1677)	Wing S3589; ESTC R10678	14,260	16

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