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	see_v	time_n	3,853	5	3.3225	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50861	Remarks upon the occasional paper, number VIII in a letter to the author.	Milles, Thomas, 1671-1740.	1697 (1697)	Wing M2068; ESTC R31895	7,801	12

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