Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	9,660	5	5.5175	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88790	To all the honest, wise, and grave-citizens of London, but more especially to all those that challenge an interest in the Common-Hall.	A. L.	1648 (1648)	Wing L6; Thomason 669.f.12[54]; ESTC R210876	1,787	1

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