Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	know_v	law_n	6,726	5	4.9730	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55903	Carmen sæculare for the year 1700 to the King.	Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.	1700 (1700)	Wing P3507; ESTC R21226	8,922	28

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