Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	keep_v	young_a	youth_n	24	3	7.7738	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31552	Thealma and Clearchus a pastoral history, in smooth and easie verse / written long since, by John Chalkhill, Esq., an acquaintant and friend of Edward Spencer.	Chalkhill, John, fl. 1600.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688.	1683 (1683)	Wing C1794; ESTC R20264	52,589	176

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