Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	begin_v	king_n	reign_v	13,807	5	9.8575	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16552	A paraenesis to the Prince by VVilliam Alexander of Menstrie	Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640.	1604 (1604)	STC 346; ESTC S100492	10,855	26

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