Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	find_v	great_a	time_n	3,968	4	3.1562	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93996	A strange and vvonderfull relation of a flight of pisfmires, that fell in the town of Lichfield, and about the city of Coventrey With the manner of their appearance in the air; and their setling in the town: attested by several credible witnesses. Licensed according to order.		1669 (1669)	Wing S5875; ESTC R230444	1,585	11

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