Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	country_n	king_n	people_n	2,490	5	4.2726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86829	A true account and character of the times, historically and politically drawn by a gentleman to give satisfaction to his friend in the countrey.	Hall, John, 1627-1656.; N. LL.	1647 (1647)	Wing H355B; Thomason E401_13; ESTC R201779	4,959	9

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