Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	great_a	king_n	time_n	2,478	5	3.4155	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29926	A brief vindication of Mr. Percivall Brunskell's case with an account of twenty one years most remarkable passages.	Brunskell, Percivall, 17th cent.	1695 (1695)	Wing B5234A; ESTC R38644	20,566	27

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