Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	country_n	great_a	time_n	6,961	4	3.2259	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32836	Sir Josiah Child's proposals for the relief and employment of the poor	Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.	1670 (1670)	Wing C3863; ESTC R32609	9,559	9

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