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	stand_v	4,356	4	5.6729	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58461	A relation of the taking of Prevesa by the army of the Republique of Venice		1684 (1684)	Wing R877; ESTC R4099	5,275	5

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