Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	esq_n	james_n	john_n	17,475	5	8.0479	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53029	The charter of the city of New-York; Charter (1686)	New York (N.Y.).; Limerick, Thomas Dongan, Earl of, 1634-1715.	1694 (1694)	Wing N828; ESTC W18936	13,186	11

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