Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	place_n	10,107	5	4.1120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65468	Animadversions on the late vindication of Slingsby Bethel, Esq., wherein the ancient and laudable customs of the city of London are asserted against the scandalous reflections he has made upon them : in a letter to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen / by a loyal citizen.	W. W., Loyal citizen.	1681 (1681)	Wing W138; ESTC R12206	4,794	5

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