Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	lord_n	stir_v	2,742	5	9.9119	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34097	A generall table of Europe, representing the present and future state thereof viz. the present governments, languages, religions, foundations, and revolutions both of governments and religions, the future mutations, revolutions, government, and religion of christendom and of the world &c. / from the prophecies of the three late German prophets, Kotterus, Christina, and Drabricius, &c., all collected out of the originals, for the common use and information of the English.	Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.	1670 (1670)	Wing C5507A; ESTC R24277	200,382	315

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and_o mutual_a prey_n these_o mischief_n increase_v during_o the_o pole_n dissension_n about_o election_n of_o a_o king_n and_o have_v like_a to_o have_v ruin_v all_o poland_n after_o long_a contention_n they_o choose_v casimir_n brother_n of_o the_o decease_a king_n who_o be_v not_o enough_o assist_v by_o his_o people_n backward_o then_o to_o wage_v war_n be_v circumvent_v by_o the_o cossack_n and_o force_v to_o those_o condition_n of_o peace_n that_o the_o present_a necessity_n require_v to_o all_o which_o evil_n succeed_v war_n with_o the_o swede_n and_o last_o with_o the_o noble_n under_o lubomirskie_n about_o nominate_v a_o successor_n during_o the_o king_n reign_n etc._n etc._n we_o will_v recollect_v and_o sum_n the_o passage_n according_a to_o the_o year_n they_o happen_v in_o uladislaus_n die_v 1648._o casimir_n constitute_v 1649_o who_o march_v against_o the_o rebellious_a cossack_n the_o king_n marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n 1651._o pole_n beat_v tartar_n and_o cossack_n 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