Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	king_n	kingdom_n	monarchy_n	1,065	5	9.3350	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97037	A vindication of the King, with some observations upon the two Houses: by a true son of the Church of England, and a lover of his countries liberty.	Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.	1642 (1642)	Wing W533C; Thomason E118_3; ESTC R22675	7,649	15

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