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	time_n	town_n	4,011	4	6.1166	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23311	The history of Waltham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold by Thomas Fuller.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2442	21,484	23

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