Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	let_v	people_n	praise_v	12,276	5	11.8079	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46792	A thanksgiving sermon preach'd upon the fifth of November, 1689 by Ben. Jenks.	Jenks, Benjamin, 1646-1724.	1689 (1689)	Wing J623; ESTC R28742	21,433	42

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