Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	knight_n	sir_n	thomas_n	2,152	5	9.1614	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13411	Encomiasticke elogies. Written by Augustine Taylor	Taylor, Augustine.	1614 (1614)	STC 23721; ESTC S121846	12,896	32

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