Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	king_n	prisoner_n	3,229	5	8.3987	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48701	A journey to Paris in the year 1698 by Dr. Martin Lister.	Lister, Martin, 1638?-1712.	1699 (1699)	Wing L2525; ESTC R14927	102,964	264

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