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	name_n	place_n	4,034	4	3.9291	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53176	Observations upon Mr Walkers account of the Siege of London-derry with some remarks on the great and memorable actions there done.		1689 (1689)	Wing O112; ESTC R26891	7,419	12

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