Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	according_a	action_n	advance_v	16	3	7.3333	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63798	Tryon's letters upon several occasions ... by Tho. Tryon.	Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing T3184; ESTC R27544	228,706	258

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