Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	danger_n	great_a	time_n	2,004	5	3.3492	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48740	The descent upon France considered, in a letter to a member of Parliament	Littleton, Edward, b. 1626.	1693 (1693)	Wing L2576A; Wing L12_CANCELLED; ESTC R9804	5,936	8

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