Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	write_n	write_v	writing_n	77	3	8.5695	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03196	The exemplary lives and memorable acts of nine the most worthy women in the vvorld three Iewes. Three gentiles. Three Christians. Written by the author of the History of women.	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 13316; ESTC S104033	101,805	245

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therefore_o command_v the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n to_o be_v read_v before_o he_o in_o which_o it_o be_v find_v write_v what_o mordecai_n have_v tell_v of_o bigthan_n and_o teresh_a the_o king_n eunuch_n keeper_n of_o the_o door_n who_o seek_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o the_o king_n which_o have_v hear_v he_o demand_v what_o honour_n or_o what_o dignity_n have_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o for_o that_o service_n to_o who_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o his_o servant_n that_o nothing_o at_o all_o have_v be_v do_v for_o he_o people_n he_o think_v it_o most_o unworthy_a his_o imperial_a dignity_n to_o receive_v so_o great_a a_o benefit_n as_o