Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	begin_v	great_a	king_n	1,500	5	3.3767	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68114	The tragedy of Selimus Emperour of the Turkes. Written T.G.; Selimus.	T. G., fl. 1638.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592, attributed name.; Goffe, Thomas, 1591-1629.	1638 (1638)	STC 12310B; ESTC S103417	38,400	76

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