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	time_n	town_n	5,945	4	6.0551	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79818	The city-dames petition, in the behalfe of the long afflicted, but well-affected cavaliers. Presented to the supreme powers of this Kingdome.	Stradling, Mrs.	1647 (1647)	Wing C4350; Thomason E409_12; ESTC R204420	1,969	8

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