Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	according_a	body_n	soul_n	1,126	5	5.2118	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50546	A sermon preached to the Artillery company, at St. Mary le Bow, September 13. 1676 by Richard Meggot ...	Meggott, Richard, d. 1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing M1625; ESTC R9843	13,160	41

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