Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	chief_a	great_a	king_n	5,079	4	3.4108	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41914	Great news from Ireland being motives of encouragement for the officers and souldiers who shall serve in the present war of Ireland.		1689 (1689)	Wing G1723; ESTC R228916	6,369	4

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