Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	king_n	statute_n	treason_n	3,122	5	9.7332	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66478	An historical review of the late horrid phanatical plot in the rise, progress, and discovery of the same.	F. N. W.	1684 (1684)	Wing W28; ESTC R6864	41,811	36

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