Selected quad for the lemma: house_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
house_n	king_n	knight_n	queen_n	410,060	5	12.8120	5	true
house_n	king_n	knight_n	queen_n	410,060	5	12.8120	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18427	The ball A comedy, as it vvas presented by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in Drury Lane. Written by George Chapman, and Iames Shirly.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.; Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.	1639 (1639)	STC 4995; ESTC S107725	38,476	74

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