Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	bring_v	great_a	people_n	3,499	5	4.3066	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32830	The great honor and advantage of the East-India trade to the kingdom, asserted.	Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.	1697 (1697)	Wing C3857; ESTC R213948	6,217	47

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