Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	day_n	king_n	time_n	8,754	5	3.5001	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09683	The most admirable historie of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthvr, King of the Britaines	Parker, Martin, fl. 1674.	1660 (1660)	Wing P441E; ESTC R181453	18,141	31

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