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	peace_n	treaty_n	1,942	5	9.1567	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26475	The advocate	Philopatris.	1652 (1652)	Wing A670; ESTC R1054	9,683	21

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