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	people_n	see_v	5,614	4	3.3572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90346	A sermon preached on the 27th of January, 1673/4 before several persons who formerly have had their education in St. Paul's School, London. / By R.P. member of that society.	R. P.; St. Paul's School (London, England)	1674 (1674)	Wing P102A; ESTC R181389	12,072	29

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