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	york_n	yorkshire_n	68	3	10.9447	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40099	A vindication of a late undertaking of certain gentlemen in order to the suppressing of debauchery and profaneness.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1692 (1692)	Wing F1726; ESTC R27990	9,926	24

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