Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	write_v	year_n	yield_v	43	3	6.7115	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68345	The Low-Country common wealth contayninge an exact description of the eight vnited Prouinces. Now made free. Translated out of french by Ed· Grimeston	Le Petit, Jean François, 1546-ca. 1615.; Grimeston, Edward.	1609 (1609)	STC 15485; ESTC S108474	144,538	311

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