Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	great_a	king_n	year_n	6,631	5	4.9369	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26611	A letter from Gen. Monck to King Charls son of the late King Charls of England deceased together with King Charls his answer thereunto.	Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). King Charles his answer thereunto.	1660 (1660)	Wing A852A; ESTC R39889	4,991	10

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