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	reign_n	year_n	12,942	4	6.0659	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67148	Monarchy asserted, or, The state of monarchicall & popular government in vindication of the consideration upon Mr. Harrington's Oceana / by M. Wren.	Wren, M. (Matthew), 1629-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing W3677; ESTC R27081	99,610	206

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