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	king_n	send_v	1,107	5	5.3945	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67017	A true account of the siege of London-Derry by the Reverend Mr. George Walker ...	Walker, George, 1645?-1690.	1689 (1689)	Wing W352; ESTC R1982	39,146	68

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