Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	north_n	south_n	west_n	7,840	5	8.7023	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60029	A short account from, and description of the Isthmus of Darien, where the Scots Collony are settled With a particular map of the Isthmus and enterence to the river of Darien. According to our late news, and Mr. Dampier and Mr. Wafer.	Wafer, Lionel, 1660?-1705? aut; Dampier, William, 1652-1715. aut	1699 (1699)	Wing S3531; ESTC R220719	14,235	25

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