Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	earth_n	know_v	praise_v	1,725	5	9.4972	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81704	A seasonable caution. From the north to the south. / By A plain countrey man ...	G. D.	1682 (1682)	Wing D20B; ESTC R171670	5,983	8

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