Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	world_n	worth_n	worthy_a	22	3	6.2521	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18748	A musicall consort of heauenly harmonie (compounded out of manie parts of musicke) called Churchyards charitie; Churchyards charitie	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1595 (1595)	STC 5245; ESTC S105039	29,766	66

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