Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	account_v	good_a	great_a	261	3	2.1691	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65787	The grounds of obedience and government by Thomas White ...	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1827; ESTC R19669	52,667	200

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