Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	affair_n	france_n	king_n	1,367	5	3.5730	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37119	The history of the thrice illustrious Princess Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, Queen of England	Dauncey, John, fl. 1663.	1660 (1660)	Wing D293; ESTC R20	24,263	144

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