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	year_n	10,409	5	4.7494	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47600	Leoline and Sydanis A romance of the amorous adventures of princes. Together, with sundry affectionate addresses to his mistresse, under the name of Cynthia. Written by Sir Fr. Kinnaston, knight, late one of the squires of the body to His Majesty.	Kinnaston, Francis, Sir, 1587-1642.; Granger, David, 1611-1675, engraver.	1646 (1646)	Wing K760; ESTC R218600	63,502	161

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first_o then_o loud_o call_v and_o knock_v 127._o but_o when_o within_o no_o answer_n he_o can_v hear_v nor_o voice_n of_o any_o one_o that_o to_o he_o speak_v the_o page_n unto_o the_o king_n relate_v his_o fear_n who_o straight_o command_v that_o with_o a_o mighty_a stroke_n of_o iron_n bar_v the_o door_n shall_v down_o be_v break_v which_o have_v do_v and_o break_v down_o the_o door_n a_o dismal_a sight_n lie_v on_o the_o chamber_n floor_z 128._o for_o there_o the_o age_a nurse_n along_o be_v lay_v cold_a and_o stretch_v out_o as_o one_o that_o be_v stark_o dead_a in_o all_o prince_n leoline_n best_a clothes_n array_v which_o sight_n not_o only_o fear_v but_o wonder_v breed_v the_o king_n and_o duke_n straight_o go_v unto_o