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	king_n	part_n	4,451	4	4.0694	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30955	Parerga	Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.; Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687. A short view of Suffolk and Glocester-shire.	1660 (1660)	Wing B805; ESTC R25860	5,248	18

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