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	say_a	unite_a	1,420	5	10.7975	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28162	The coppy of a certain large act (obligatory) of Tonker Lovis de Bils, Lord of Koppensdamme, Bonen, &c. touching the skill of a better way of anatomy of mans body.; Kopye van zekere ampele acte. English. 1659	Bils, Lodewijk de, 1624-1670.	1659 (1659)	Wing B2914; ESTC R23696	5,772	27

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