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	name_n	son_n	5,947	4	5.1300	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66762	The modern states-man. By G.W. Esq	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1653 (1653)	Wing W3172; ESTC R218029	60,150	275

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