Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	london_n	say_a	5,658	4	6.9842	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33527	The Cobler turned courtier being a pleasant humour between King Henry the Eight and a cobler.		1680 (1680)	Wing C4782; ESTC R10859	6,149	10

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discovery_n who_o he_o be_v return_v home_o to_o white-hall_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n now_o in_o his_o return_n home_o through_o the_o strand_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o certain_a cobbler_n who_o be_v constant_o up_o and_o at_o work_n whistle_v and_o sing_v every_o morning_n he_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o see_v he_o and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o he_o in_o order_n to_o which_o he_o immediate_o knock_v off_o the_o heel_n of_o his_o shoe_n by_o hit_v it_o against_o the_o stone_n have_v so_o do_v he_o bounce_v at_o the_o cobbler_n stall_n who_o be_v there_o cry_v the_o cobbler_n here_o be_v one_o say_v the_o king_n with_o that_o the_o cobbler_n open_v his_o stall_n door_n and_o the_o king_n ask_v he_o if_o he_o can_v set_v on_o his_o heel_n again_o yes_o that_o i_o can_v say_v the_o cobbler_n come_v in_o honest_a fellow_n and_o sit_v thou_o down_o by_o i_o and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o for_o you_o straight_o the_o cobbler_n scrape_v his_o awl_n and_o old_a shoe_n to_o one_o side_n 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