Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	great_a	time_n	5,546	4	3.4499	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30945	Memorials of Alderman Whitmore, Bishop Wilkins, Bishop Reynolds, Alderman Adams ...	Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1681 (1681)	Wing B798; ESTC R35314	15,360	50

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