Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	call_v	day_n	great_a	2,786	5	3.0282	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60932	The desolation of France demonstrated, or, Evident proofs that one half of the people of that kin[g]dom are destroyed two thirds of its captial stock consumed, and the nation reduc'd to such a condition that it cannot be restored to the flourishing state it was in thirty years ago, in less than two hundred years, and not then neither, except the whole frame of their government be new modell'd / by a person of duality, a native of France.	Souligné, de.	1697 (1697)	Wing S4718; ESTC R8752	142,366	298

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that_o england_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o populous_a proportionable_o to_o its_o bigness_n than_o france_n be_v even_o before_o the_o war._n chap._n 4._o pag._n 174._o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o french_a king_n have_v devour_v the_o three-fourths_n of_o all_o the_o capital_a stock_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n chap._n 5._o pag._n 193._o a_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o depopulation_n of_o france_n together_o with_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o depopulation_n chap._n 6._o pag._n 223._o prognostic_n which_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o depopulation_n of_o france_n chap._n 7._o pag._n 254._o a_o list_n of_o the_o principal_a imposition_n and_o tax_n that_o be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n the_o desolation_n and_o ruin_n of_o france_z demonstrate_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o france_n be_v now_o become_v the_o common_a theme_n of_o discourse_n and_o the_o most_o ordinary_a subject_n of_o conversation_n especial_o 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