Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	general_n	province_n	unite_a	3,519	5	10.5869	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85912	A letter to the States General of the United Provinces from Prince Waldeck, who commands their army in Flanders, giving an account of the happy success they had against the French army commanded by the Mareschal d'Humieres, on the 15/25 of August instant, 1689 ; published by authority.	Waldeck, Georg Friedrich, Graf von, 1620-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing G532; ESTC R43860	1,255	1

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