Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	8,581	5	5.5960	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42675	The Ghost of the Emperor Charles the Fifth appearing to Volcart the porter, or, A dialogue of the times		1690 (1690)	Wing G638; ESTC R30404	32,343	42

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