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
A86670	The testimony of the everlasting gospel witnessed through sufferings.	Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.; Atkinson, Christopher.; Lancaster, James, d. 1699.; Tofte, Thomas.	1654 (1654)	Wing H3237; Thomason E818_23; ESTC R207402	6,326	9

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