Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	able_a	day_n	time_n	973	4	2.9418	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57319	The right of the citizens of London to elect sheriffs in their common-hall, proved, from the custom of our ancestors, from their charters, history, antient acts of Parliament, judgments and resolutions of many learned judges		1700 (1700)	Wing R1505; ESTC R1437	9,090	4

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