Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	army_n	great_a	king_n	2,868	5	3.7890	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89715	Exceeding ioyfull nevves from his Excelence the Earle of Essex declaring the true manner of his Excellencies proceedings iu [sic] his march towards Shrewsbury. Also manifesting how the Lord Pawlet was taken prisner by his Excelence at Bridge-north being the true coppy of a letter sent from Bridgenorth to Master Dudly Norton Esquire, inhabiting in Grays-inn-lane, dated Oct. 5th.	Norcroft, John.	1642 (1642)	Wing N1228; Thomason E121_28; ESTC R212768	2,166	10

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