Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	earth_n	hand_n	lord_n	2,385	5	3.7503	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33548	Jacob's vow, or, Man's felicity and duty in two parts / by John Cockburn ...	Cockburn, John, 1652-1729.	1696 (1696)	Wing C4813; ESTC R10808	214,296	486

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