Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	great_a	king_n	lord_n	6,849	5	3.8789	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34153	A Compendious history of the taxes of France, and of the oppressive methods of raising them		1694 (1694)	Wing C5608; ESTC R2727	22,880	42

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