Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	according_a	act_n	admit_v	37	3	7.3144	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75365	Animadvertions upon the Kings answer, read at the Common-Hall, Ianu: 13, 1642. Published as a caveat to the common-wealth, Jan. 24.		1643 (1643)	Wing A3207; Thomason E86_4; ESTC R8852	5,629	8

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