Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	government_n	king_n	monarchy_n	1,384	5	9.4516	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25572	The Answer to the appeal expounded	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. Answer to the Appeal from the country to the city.	1680 (1680)	Wing A3385; ESTC R16973	34,388	37

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