Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	country_n	great_a	time_n	3,204	5	3.1404	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70873	Mr. William Wheelers case from his own relation	Wheeler, William, 17th cent.; Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.	1645 (1645)	Wing P408; ESTC R7646	9,609	12

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