Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	abel_n	become_v	cain_n	42	3	10.4472	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68037	A world of vvonders: or An introduction to a treatise touching the conformitie of ancient and moderne wonders or a preparatiue treatise to the Apologie for Herodotus. The argument whereof is taken from the Apologie for Herodotus written in Latine by Henrie Stephen, and continued here by the author himselfe. Translated out of the best corrected French copie.; Apologia pro Herodoto. English	Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598.; Carew, Richard, 1555-1620, attributed name.; R. C., fl. 1607.	1607 (1607)	STC 10553; ESTC S121359	476,675	374

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