[R] Frequency count of terms only in a given column in R

[agrima seth]

i have a text file with data of the given format:

white snow
lived snow
in snow
lived place
in place
a place
called place
as place

here i have to find the frequency of the terms only in the first column
(i.e.)
white - 1
lived- 2
in -2
a-1
called - 1
as -1

Could you please guide me how to do the above in R.

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