Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	contrary_a	pawn_n	queen_n	46,029	5	10.2115	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19165	Hypnerotomachia. = The strife of loue in a dreame; Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. English	Colonna, Francesco, d. 1527.; R. D.; Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637, attributed name.	1592 (1592)	STC 5577; ESTC S105038	134,470	199

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