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	time_n	2,672	5	3.4765	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39785	A short and impartial view of the manner and occasion of the Scots colony's coming away from Darien in a letter to a person of quality.	Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1297; ESTC R6209	27,049	42

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