Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	great_a	know_v	see_v	2,755	5	3.1272	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69910	The Protestant conformist, or, A plea for moderation contained in a letter from one conforming minister to another : and his answer to it.	N. Y.; N. D.	1679 (1679)	Wing D68; ESTC R4499	12,308	8

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