Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	wit_n	work_n	world_n	58	3	3.6074	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39232	The grounds & occasions of the contempt of the clergy and religion enquired into in a letter written to R.L.	Eachard, John, 1636?-1697.	1672 (1672)	Wing E52; ESTC R31398	55,186	170

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