Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	john_n	sir_n	thomas_n	57,736	5	10.2379	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65136	The Visor pluckt off from Richard Thompson of Bristol, clerk in a plain and true character of him.		1680 (1680)	Wing V661; ESTC R9173	4,445	4

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allen._n the_o end_n