Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	day_n	great_a	part_n	5,328	4	4.0128	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63523	The True history of the Duke of Guise extracted out of Thuanus, Mezeray, Mr. Aubeny's Memoirs and the Journal of the reign of Henry the Third of France : published for the undeceiving such as may perhaps be imposed upon by	Thou, Jacques-Auguste de, 1553-1617.; Mézeray, François Eudes de, 1610-1683.; Aubigné, Agrippa d', 1552-1630. Mémoires.; L'Estoile, Pierre de, 1546-1611. Journal de Henri III. English.	1683 (1683)	Wing T2703; ESTC R23195	25,198	38

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