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	kingdom_n	part_n	5,398	4	4.2683	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85870	XI choice sermons preached upon severall occasions. With a catechisme expounding the grounds and principles of Christian religion. By William Gay B.D. rector of Buckland.	Gay, William, Rector of Buckland.	1655 (1655)	Wing G397; Thomason E1458_1; ESTC R209594	189,068	322

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