Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	england_n	king_n	return_v	2,853	5	6.9533	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50102	The case of allegiance in our present circumstances consider'd in a letter from a minister in the city to a minister in the country.	Masters, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing M1067; ESTC R7622	29,404	42

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