Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	charge_n	depend_v	great_a	23	3	2.1702	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09465	A treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reforme them. Framed and preached by M. Wil. Perkins.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Piersonn, Thomas.	1607 (1607)	STC 19751; ESTC S100455	58,962	240

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