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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27466	A discourse and view of Virginia	Berkeley, William, Sir, 1608-1677.	1663 (1663)	Wing B1975; ESTC R24850	8,737	15

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