Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	alderman_n	john_n	sir_n	10,947	5	7.3657	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75317	The anatomy of Westminster juncto. Or, A summary of their designes aginst the King, city, and kingdom. Written by Mercurius Elencticus.	Elencticus, Mercurius.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3062; Thomason E447_20	7,621	12

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