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	year_n	9,128	5	4.5915	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29662	The durable legacy by H.B. ...	Brooke, Humphrey, 1617-1693.	1681 (1681)	Wing B4904; ESTC R7036	134,765	256

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