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	treaty_n	1,483	5	9.3011	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37167	An essay upon the ways and means of supplying the war	Davenant, Charles, 1656-1714.	1695 (1695)	Wing D311; ESTC R5880	45,241	169

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