Selected quad for the lemma: house_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
house_n	contrary_a	king_n	knight_n	139,856	5	12.4234	5	true
house_n	contrary_a	king_n	knight_n	139,856	5	12.4234	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29470	Brief reflections upon the inconveniencies attending wilful and malitious forgery and perjury with some reasons why such crimes ought to be made felony / by a truly loyal subject, and a sincere lover of his King, country, and the laws of this realm.		1685 (1685)	Wing B4620; ESTC R41280	3,996	4

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