Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	france_n	king_n	lewis_n	1,259	5	9.9825	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08918	A descent from France:, or, The invasion of England, considered and discours'd		1692 (1692)	Wing D1137A; ESTC R224508	4,109	7

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