Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	best_a	famous_a	good_a	71	3	2.1700	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08245	The accomplish'd sea-mans delight containing : 1. The great military of nature demonstrated by art ... 2. The closset of magnetical miracles unlocked ... 3. Directions for sea-men in distress of weather ... 4. The resolver of curiossities being a profitable discourse of local ...		1686 (1686)	Wing A167A; ESTC R215626	100,294	169

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