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	know_v	4,341	4	3.9848	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25661	An Antidote against the present fears and jealousies of the nation by an impartial hand.	Impartial hand.	1679 (1679)	Wing A3496; ESTC R23120	22,145	28

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