Selected quad for the lemma: house_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
house_n	dead_a	fit_a	great_a	39	3	2.1104	3	false
house_n	dead_a	fit_a	great_a	39	3	2.1104	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00364	A letter sent by I.B. Gentleman vnto his very frende Maystet [sic] R.C. Esquire vvherin is conteined a large discourse of the peopling & inhabiting the cuntrie called the Ardes, and other adiacent in the north of Ireland, and taken in hand by Sir Thomas Smith one of the Queenes Maiesties priuie Counsel, and Thomas Smith Esquire, his sonne.	I. B., gentleman.; Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1513-1577. Offer and order given forth by sir Thomas Smyth knight, and Thomas Smyth hys sonne.	1572 (1572)	STC 1048; ESTC S100377	22,087	62

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¶_o a_o letter_n send_v by_o i._n b._n gentleman_n unto_o his_o very_a friend_n maystet_fw-la r._n c._n esquire_n wherein_o be_v contain_v a_o large_a discourse_n of_o the_o people_n &_o inhabit_v the_o country_n call_v the_o ardes_fw-la and_o other_o adjacent_a in_o the_o north_n of_o ireland_n and_o take_v in_o hand_n by_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n one_o of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n privy_a counsel_n and_o thomas_n smith_n esquire_n his_o son_n such_o doubt_n and_o exception_n friend_n k._n c._n as_o i_o have_v hear_v allege_v &_o put_v for_o the_o to_o unable_a that_o enterprise_n of_o people_n &_o replenish_n with_o the_o english_a nation_n the_o north_n of_o ireland_n which_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n one_o of_o her_o majesty_n counsel_n master_n thomas_n smith_n his_o son_n have_v undertake_v to_o bring_v to_o pass_v make_v i_o that_o i_o can_v not_o hold_v from_o you_o my_o so_o singular_a friend_n those_o argument_n wherewith_o through_o conference_n 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