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	people_n	whole_a	3,467	5	4.5873	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37771	A narrative of the cause and manner of the imprisonment of the lords now close prisoners in the Tower of London.	J. E.	1677 (1677)	Wing E15; ESTC R874	13,864	24

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