Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	act_n	king_n	law_n	3,745	5	5.1722	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51021	Mr. Duncomb's case		1698 (1698)	Wing M2263; ESTC R221885	5,856	1

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