Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	danger_n	king_n	time_n	1,770	5	3.4002	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88055	A letter, written to a member of Parliament, concerning the East-India trade		1693 (1693)	Wing L1769; ESTC R230707	7,710	12

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