Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	1,033	5	9.4621	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43757	The history of Isuf Bassa, captain general of the Ottoman army at the invasion of Candia	Higgons, Thomas, Sir, 1624-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing H1957; ESTC R34466	47,910	219

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