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	time_n	year_n	9,514	5	4.8121	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54704	The interest of England in the preservation of Ireland humbly presented to the Parliament of England / by G.P., Esq.	Philips, George, 1599?-1696.	1689 (1689)	Wing P2027; ESTC R1613	18,021	38

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